Sentence examples for scarce good from inspiring English sources

"Attention is a very scarce good," Ms. Adamovicz said.

At stake is a scarce good, widely (if wrongly) regarded as determining future happiness and earnings.

I wish I could teach them that money is a scarce good, worth fighting for and protecting.

The (scarce) good news: Buying low on Acosta during a lost season is a smart move and Castillo can handle a share of creative duties.

It is a business that depends heavily on relatively scarce good locations for new plants -- places close to natural-gas pipelines, water for cooling and transmission lines, all in regions where electricity supplies are already tight and residents will not fight construction.

And, like any scarce good, they attract jealous owners in this case males, for whom the sun's rays form a spotlight that illuminates passing females and allows the owner to swoop down and show himself off.Male intruders into a light pool are, however, subjected to rather different treatment.

Queues for scarce goods are common.

In the capitalist world, scarce goods and services are allocated with prices.

Abundant dollars pursue scarce goods and services, forcing prices and wages up.

Some scarce goods are now sold by auction, but only after years of scams.

He uses an auction of a painting by Van Gogh to illustrate how liberal economies allocate value to scarce goods.