Sentences with phrase «such scant»

It therefore comes as a great surprise that the Bar exam has received such scant scholarly attention.

Rarely has a city developed with such scant regard for its own future.

That they find a way to use such scant material as a springboard to craft what ends up as both a compelling bit of storytelling and an emotionally moving portrait of a lost soul makes it doubly so.

I don't think such a scant «article», by a nutritionist, can stand up to a cardiologists's entire book that cites anecdotal evidences from over 30 years of medical practice.

The theory behind no - calorie foods is that they contain such a scant amount of calories that the energy you expend eating them cancels out their calories.

But it's such a scant amount if you keep the cutters close to the edge of whatever you're chopping (imagine how you roll out and cut sugar cookies as closely together as possible) that it's not a big issue so far.

That Southgate has been bold enough to support him now is a tribute to the manager and something of a reproach to Wenger, who has himself praised Wilshere publicly but still made such scant use of him in the top team.

The theory behind zero calorie or negative calorie foods is that they contain such a scant amount of calories that the energy you expend eating them cancels out their calories.

Not exact matches

The vast stimulus programme launched at the end of 2008 to counter the world financial crisis restored growth but led to wholesale misallocation of capital into wasteful projects that earn scant returns, the vast debt problem affecting companies as well as local governments, and also created soaring excess capacity in sectors such as steel production.

This section outlines three such stocks that have received scant mention in past quarterly reports, each representing positions of less than 2 %.

Such a bald statement, however, does scant justice to the illumination which has thus fallen on the Jewish - Christian writings.

There is scant evidence that Jesus died on a cross to found a new religion, yet that is what those who stand to profit (power, authority, position and money) from such an idea would have us believe.

Ingredients 1 recipe pie dough (follows) 1 1/2 pounds sweet cherries (such as Rainier or Bing), pitted and halved 1 cup blueberries * scant 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 Tbsp cornstarch 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice All - purpose flour, for rolling 1 large egg yolk, beaten with 1 tablespoon water, for egg wash 1 Tbsp granulated sugar, for sprinkling

Vegetables 4 large red onions 1 medium eggplant 4 large (or 8 medium) Roma tomatoes 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1/2 cup olive or grapeseed oil Pesto 4 cloves garlic 1/2 cup good olive oil 3/4 cup lightly roasted pine nuts, plus one tablespoon for garnish 2 cups basil leaves, reserving four small leaves for garnish * 3/4 cup good - quality green olives, such as Cerignola, pitted 1 scant tablespoon capers Salt to taste

For a striker with such pedigree, Roberto Soldado's tally of international caps is scant reward but after playing in the shadow of others for...

But here's why we can say givebacks are in play: With rising shortfalls forecast for the coming years, with little appetite at the Capitol for raising taxes again, with debt and pension costs rising, and with state - financed, outside services such as group homes already squeezed, there are scant other places to turn.

But cellular immunity involves other players — such as macrophages, the network of chemical messengers called cytokines, and so - called natural killer cells — that have received scant attention.

Other intact layers might allow a driver to escape harm, such as scant traffic on the road.

But scientific evidence to support such speculation is scant, at best.

However, there are only scant data on whether animals do indeed travel along such strips, let alone whether they mate with inhabitants of other patches.

The adaptation allows the plant to use scant resources, such as water and nitrogen, more efficiently.

This may sound intuitive, but before we did this study there was scant behavioral evidence that adult forage fish, such as anchovies, sardines and herring used smell to find food.

Other factors also suggest Mars once had a much thicker atmosphere, such as evidence of persistent presence of liquid water on the planet's surface long ago even though the atmosphere is too scant for liquid water to persist on the surface now.

Or symptoms of hyperthyroidism, such as: Irritability, agitation, mood swings, restlessness, palpitations, heat intolerance, rapid heart rate, scant periods, weight loss, insomnia, excess sweating?

I just made them now, using whole chia seeds instead of the ground flaxseed (just because it's what I had available) and also adding a scant cup of very thick banana and berry smoothie that was left over from breakfast (I would normally put some inclusions in pancakes, such as chopped bananas or berries, that was the inclusion for today).

Flaked is such a flavorless affair that there's scant suspense about the ongoing story, leaving little over which to get excited other than a series of guest - star - punctuated interludes.

But «Flaked» is such a flavorless affair that there's scant suspense about the ongoing story, leaving little over which to get excited other than a series of guest - star - punctuated interludes, with Heather Graham as Chip's estranged actress wife, Kirstie Alley as Dennis» hippy - dippy mom and Annabeth Gish (briefly) as a developer.

All one need know is that A Time to Kill, armed with its foregone conclusions and telegraphed epiphanies, pursues the insanity plea when one of the characters observes that a scant one - percent of such cases are ever argued successfully.

And indeed, such qualities are in scant supply.

One disappointing element of the task force's report vis - á - vis accountability is its weak endorsement of the No Child Left Behind Act - such as its dissatisfaction over the act's «relatively slow timelines,» Washington's «scant leverage over states and districts,» and the «few real consequences on educators whose schools fail.»

School districts have scant experience taking cost - saving actions such as layoffs or benefit reductions, which are «legally cumbersome and politically treacherous,» note the authors.

Therefore, while democracy, social justice, freedom, and dignity were overlapping and shared goals among the spectrum of secular, liberal, and Islamist groups (Alexander, 20120), scant discussion of the content or form of such wide - ranging frames were made available to the spectrum of protestors who participated in the revolts.

Indeed, I've seen scant evidence that the powers - that - be at NBPTS even care much about such mundane stuff as content knowledge.

Imagine how much harder Nick's task would have been if he had scant experience using the technology involved in modern travel, such as flight monitors, electronic check - in kiosks, or even escalators.

Nor is it surprising that even the best of teachers in such circumstances have scant energy left to cultivate the learning — or the potential — of exceptionally bright, earnest, and well - behaved pupils.

During the past years, Hyundai ambitions into the US - market (this may be applicable for other overseas markets such as Europe) to growth in terms of sales have been foiled by a scant lineup of crossovers and trucks and the focus on BRiC's markets.

This section outlines three such stocks that have received scant mention in past quarterly reports, each representing positions of less than 2 %.

After struggling with some personal challenges throughout my life, such as my mom committing suicide when I was 21, money became a scant concern.

There is one perk of the Chase Sapphire Reserve, though, that receives scant attention, even though it should — especially if you have another Chase card, such as Chase Freedom (or Freedom Unlimited), Chase Ink, or Chase Sapphire Preferred.

Given the frequency with which SE have traditionally changed up the pacing in their FF games with the implementation of well implemented mini-games and occasional gameplay tweaks (such as the FFX swimming sections), it's quite jarring to play XIII with it's one unchanging pace, no puzzles, no towns, scant NPCs, scant mini-games, no stopping to smell the roses.

U. Worthwhile third party games were also in scant supply, though multiplatform games such as Injustice: Gods Among Us and Resident Evil Revelations did make it to the Wii U.

The Lee Ufan museum is a space dedicated to the eponymous artist whose quiet works carry painterly gestures too scant to take control of their surroundings or hold a spectatorial gaze previously treated to such unforgettable sights.

Surprisingly, though, the catalogue gives scant descriptions of her close friendships with visionaries such as Buckminster Fuller, Charles and Ray Eames, John Cage, and Alfred Hitchcock.

But there's still scant evidence to back up such assertions.

The need for a direct push on energy innovation is particularly acute given scant evidence, in Cancún treaty talks or elsewhere, that countries where nearly all of the growth in such emissions is coming in the next few decades are willing to restrain this flow for the sake of limiting long - term climate change.

A 1999 Gallup poll found that a scant 6 percent of Americans doubted the Apollo 11 moon landing happened, and there is anecdotal evidence that the ranks of such conspiracy theorists, fueled by innuendo - filled documentaries and the Internet, are growing.

Authoritative sources such as EarthTrack have placed the fossil fuel industry's tax and fiscal subsidies at around $ 25 billion a year, a figure that pales beside the roughly $ 1,000 billion (one trillion dollars) paid annually for coal, oil and natural gas burned in the U.S. Do the math: withdrawing those subsidies would lead to at most a 2 - 3 percent rise in the market prices of fossil fuels — scant incentive to reduce their use and concomitant emissions of CO2.

Data on past precipitation patterns around the globe could help modellers to solve some of these issues, but such measurements are scant in many areas.

There is, however, scant evidence of such an approach in a recent decision given on 3 August 2017 by the English Supreme Court in one of the last decisions presided over by Lord Neuberger as President.

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