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Capital expenditure has reportedly been trimmed, state payments to third parties have been postponed and reserve funds of public institutions tapped, but with scarce chances to get the relevant data evidence.
The youth were trapped with the perpetrator on the island for more than 1 h with no means of self-defence, limited access to shelter and scarce chances of escaping.
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Funding is scarce for "second chance" education for older workers looking to improve skills or learn new ones; further education colleges that might provide post-16 education to students who don't go to university are losing out to apprenticeship schemes.
The players were clearly tiring and chances were scarce in extra time.
Chances were scarce for them but the substitute Gervinho almost wriggled through from Cazorla's pass while Giroud missed a pass to the Spaniard.
Boooooooh-zaaaaahhh… The vendors are becoming more scarce these days and chances are that visitors might shy away from purchasing and drinking a beverage from a well-used cup, but it's worth trying "boza" at least once, adding it to your list of traditional seasonal beverages alongside sahlep and nar suyu.
Chances were scarce for either side at Turf Moor.
However, such chances were scarce and their profligacy left the visitors vulnerable to counter attacks.
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