Sentence examples for scarce the from inspiring English sources

("Water is scarce," the printout helpfully noted).

Funding is scarce, the research expensive.

But now land is scarce, the soil tapped out.

Supplies like toothbrushes were scarce, the report said.

Silver remained generally scarce; the issue of bronze became uneven.

Although scarce, the available user's acceptability studies show promising results.

With jobs scarce, the temptation for the résumé to stray in other directions is great.

Running water and electricity are scarce, the only transportation is by foot, and tranquillity abounds.

In small fishing villages like Houyu, where jobs are scarce, the urge to leave remains strong.

Worse, they annoyed male churchgoers, already so scarce the clergy feared they might disappear entirely.

And as good land becomes scarce, the battle for it is becoming increasingly intense.