Sentence examples for time is scant from inspiring English sources

Because practice time is scant, Davis could join the lineup shortly after he is cleared, which means he could make his Knicks debut by the end of next week.

In addition, knowledge about the mechanisms that may underpin a potential association between birth weight and sedentary time is scant; in the current study, we hypothesized that central adiposity is one such mechanism.

Tomer Hemed's goal two minutes from time was scant consolation.

Ted Smith, one of the younger members of the '56 generation, says coverage of Marston's achievements at the time were scant at best, and that many local players would not have even been aware that Marston featured in the FA Cup final.

England doubled their advantage through Ward-Prowse's powerful free-kick after Morrison was fouled, but a 2-0 leat athehalf-timeime was scant reward for the hosts' dominance of possession and territory.

The yield from all that investment of time and resources is scant -- as evinced by what we hear, see and read in public discourse.

At times the evidence is scant, maybe too scant to form a full picture, but just as archeologists can piece together many layers of knowledge from tiny fragments buried for millennia underground, so too the skilled historian can deduce a great deal from small segments of information.

APROPOSED federal rule that would allow communities to silence irksome train horns and make railroad crossings safer at the same time is attracting scant attention on Long Island, where trains sound their horns day and night at nearly 300 grade crossings.

So many are processed every day that there is scant time to delve into detail, let alone study cases in advance.

At this time of year there is scant comfort, and cold, to be found in a breakfast of orange juice, coffee and perhaps a piece of toast.

He cannot count on a second term, should he even want one, and five years is scant time to make an impression on an institution as unbiddable as the World Bank.