Sentence examples for slim consideration from inspiring English sources

There was a wealth of US fiction, ranging from Annie Proulx's vast ecological saga about the environmental degradation of the last 300 years, Barkskins (Fourth Estate), to Elizabeth Strout's slim consideration of mother-love, My Name is Lucy Barton (Viking).

The chances of a serious climate bill push from the top are slim, and most raw political considerations weigh heavily against it, but Obama and Reid must know that if the bill doesn't happen this year, it won't happen for a long, long time.

The final percentage is difficult to estimate as the total number of SLiM classes is unknown but taking into consideration that there are over 13 000 globular domain classes annotated in Pfam, the potential influence of SLiM-mediated interactions is prodigious.

One category of claims qualified for consideration under article 13 is: "slimming, weight control, a reduction in the sense of hunger, an increase in the sense of satiety and the reduction of the available energy from the diet".

Founder Jenny Craig said the consideration will be paid in stock to slim down her tax liabilities.

The Democrats, who hold a slim majority in the Senate, have tried to slow consideration of those appeals-court nominees whom they consider very conservative.

Prospects for the passage of fiscal stimulus before then appear slim, but could shift depending on economic data and election considerations.

When government intervenes with policies that are strongly driven by political considerations, the hopes for a positive outcome are slim.

In his review, Dwight Garner called it a "slim and simmering book" that "works both sides of the tracks — the intellectual and the mystical — in its considerations of faith".

Consideration of these claims should be the everyday obligation of our courts, not something that is left to the slim chance that a particular claim will catch a presidential candidate's eye.

It was slim — really slim.