And although he enjoys running and trained hard this winter (mostly in the evening or during his lunch hour) he had scant hope of competing in the big indoor meets. (si.com)
Women with few prospects for marriage in their own social circle had scant hope of financial security unless they found a way to make a match elsewhere. (bookpage.com)
But it offers scant hope of solving education problems on the scale that America needs. (educationnext.org)