Sentences with phrase «only scant evidence»

The findings, published in the American Journal of Science, indicate that although plants were first detected on land more than 440 million years ago there is only scant evidence of fire at that time.

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But there has been scant fossil evidence for what happened to birds — the only dinosaurs to survive the extinction — in its aftermath.

That's great, the only problem is that there's scant scientific evidence that specific foods boost metabolism significantly at all.

Instead, school districts, eager to be perceived as plugged in and afraid of being penalized for low test scores, have bought into expensive drill - and - kill software — the kind that costs a fortune and displays a silly animation of fireworks or cheering crowds for every five correct answers — with only minimal improvements on test scores and scant evidence of long - term progress among students.

The available evidence on the influence of minimum - competency exams and higher curricular standards on educational attainment and employability is not only scant but often contradictory.

However, given the scant evidence he was only awarded $ 100.00.