Sentence examples for scarcely improved from inspiring English sources

But, as its run-down towns and shacks attest, conditions for many of its human inhabitants have scarcely improved in the past 70 years.The San Joaquin Valley has been described as "California's Appalachia", but that label is almost too flattering.

The situation scarcely improved.

Fishbone's luck has scarcely improved in over two decades, then.

In 30 years, it's scarcely improved on Ms. Pac-Man.

Since the historic march Selma's fortunes have scarcely improved.

Trains and planes have scarcely improved since the seventies, and neither have median wages.

Enter the confusingly discontinuous The Wolverine, which scarcely improves matters.

Born and raised in west London, he had an undistinguished academic career, endlessly retaking A levels, but scarcely improving on a smattering of Es, Fs and unclassifieds.

After starting the series by losing at Murrayfield and then scarcely improving in a scatterbrained victory over Ireland, finally France produced a performance to suggest that they might not be totally embarrassed by their status as next year's hosts.

Had he confined his attention to research with older budget-holders, his mood would scarcely have improved.

It is a difficult role and what he and Meadows have done with it could scarcely be improved on.