And I'm sure there are lots of folks curious why SIG has shown such paltry results so far. (educationnext.org)
«I'm not interested in throwing good money after bad, especially with such paltry results,» she said. (nypost.com)
Curiously, the memory is a little stronger, the image a little firmer, in recollecting the buying of presents, rather than the getting: the simultaneous feeling of titanic generosity and utter miserliness, an endless calculation of love measured to the penny, and an irrecoverable sensation» the proud knowledge that one has, in a rage of magnanimity, squandered every cent, matched with the shameful awareness of just how paltry the result is. (firstthings.com)