The phrase 'scarce means' is correct and usable in written English.
It is often used to refer to a limited amount of resources required to complete a task or achieve a goal. For example, "Our team has scarce means to finish the project, so we need to be creative in how we allocate our resources."
In the 20th century, English economist Lionel Robbins defined economics as "the science which studies human behaviour as a relationship between (given) ends and scarce means which have alternative uses".
Economics is the science that studies human behavior as a relationship between ends and scarce means that have alternative uses.
We argue that most problems lie in the substantial discrepancy between the inclusive ambition of the indicator and the scarce means to implement it.
In his influential monograph, An Essay on the Nature and Significance of Economic Science, Lionel Robbins defined economics as "the science which studies human behavior as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative uses" (1932, p. 15).
Economics is closely enough linked to optimization by agents in an economy that an influential definition relatedly describes economics qua science as the "study of human behavior as a relationship between ends and scarce means" with alternative uses.
But according to the definition by Lionel Robbins in his famous book, "An Essay on the Nature and Significance of Economic Science," economics is "the science which studies human behavior as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative uses".
Interestingly, the group of symptomatic carriers from Hermosillo showed scarce mean nucleotide diversity compared to the asymptomatic carriers (0.0039 ± 0.0030 and 0.0329 ± 0.0286, respectively).
Deals also remain scarce, which means the potential increase for these advisers to nudge private equity buyers toward their own former companies.
Scarce supply means even a joint of marijuana can cost up to a week's wage ($5) for a state worker.
Out in the wider Fraser Valley, political climates still reject basic harm reduction measures, and shelters are more scarce, which means users are much more vulnerable to homelessness and overdose.
Second, to use scarce financial means for the treatment of those most in need.
