Sentence examples for slim rewards from inspiring English sources

Re "For Youths, a Grim Tour on Magazine Crews" (" 'Door to Door': Long Days, Slim Rewards," front page, Feb. 21): Caveat emptor: Our own quick Internet search revealed numerous consumer complaints against these subscription companies.

If this all sounds like a lot of risk for a slim reward, it might be.

The chances of unlocking that mystery are slim, but rewards from a discovery would be huge.

As a rule of thumb, the thicker a film's publicity notes, the slimmer its rewards.

Hurried trips to the postroom reap the rewards of slim cardboard boxes and quick changes in the disabled loos.

The life of a shepherd is hard and solitary, and the financial rewards are slim.

At the end of the month, the rewards are slim and the consequences on children's health and safety are irreversible.

It was miserably cold, and the hitters' chances for reward were slim.

In Starship Troopers, they rewarded a slim anti-communist, militaristic paean to blowing shit up.

But the long and very winding second-run course, set by the Norwegian coach, Per Erik Vognild, suited Schlopy's consummate technical skills perfectly, and his slim chances for a reward kept him from overthinking as he ripped down the course in 1 27.20.

Sure, ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 can cross-promote hockey ("Nightline" can glide right from a report on Kosovo to a Pavel Bure hockey spot, eh?), but the rewards will be slim compared with those of the cross-promotion ESPN and ABC are now engaged in to make absolutely certain we know beyond a reasonable doubt about their full seasons of Sunday and Monday night football.