Stec has long lashed Albany's culture of tying policy proposals to the budget and passing a flurry of bills at the last minute, giving lawmakers scant time to read and digest the legislation. (suncommunitynews.com)
After focusing on producing my first CD last year after two decades of songwriting and performing with Uncle Wade, Breakneck Ridge Revue and Pete Seeger, I've had scant time for tunes of late. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
Other countries, like the US and India, want to delay even discussing a deal until then, leaving scant time to the desired emissions peak in 2020. (newscientist.com)