Sentence examples for selling scarce from inspiring English sources

Newspapers once thrived by selling scarce ad positions.

The practice of forestalling (meeting merchants on their way to the market either to buy their goods for resale, or to prevent them from attending the market and thus make goods of the type they were selling scarce and hence more expensive) was forbidden.

And if aviation authorities really wanted to help the citizens of small communities, they could sell scarce slots to the highest bidders, then give cash compensation to those communities that suffered as a result.

Details about who's made offers, the potential price, and what assets would be sold are scarce.

(Australia also reformed its water rights into a market system that allows farmers to efficiently buy and sell the scarce flows they receive).

If the item you want to sell is scarce, you may not find another one like it on eBay; this is especially true if you sell antiques.

The jump had obvious implications: attention — at least, the kind worth selling — is becoming increasingly scarce, as people spend their free time distracted by a growing array of devices.

However, it is also a question of opportunity.Executives at the majors argue that selling declining assets frees scarce managers to concentrate on the biggest and most productive projects, which will make the most difference to the company's fortunes.

To make matters worse, officials in surrounding states are angry about being pressured to sell their own scarce power to California.

People willing to sell insurance are scarce.

But in their building, and others nearby, three-bedrooms were scarce and coveted, selling for $500,000 to $600,000.