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Meanings of scant in English
Less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so.
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Examples for "stint"
Examples for "stint"
1
After such a long stint at sea, his first stop is isolation.
2
Our attack upon these enemies must be without stint and without discrimination.
3
Kyl's new stint in the Senate is not likely to last long.
4
His second four-year stint at the central bank officially ends January 31.
5
Tomic had fared badly in his short stint on the reality show.
1
This has implications for productivity because companies skimp on training the non-regulars.
2
And don't skimp on fluids or eliminate salt to hasten water loss.
3
It's a simple and well-designed single-speed that doesn't skimp on the styling.
4
Didn't I slave and scratch and skimp like everything all my life!
5
Do you think I would be stupid enough to skimp like that?
Usage of scant in English
1
The provisions it contains make scant reference to actual public health issues.
2
So far, however, there is scant evidence of any reciprocity from Britain.
3
However, the information of optimal medical therapy in dialysis population is scant.
4
There has been scant evidence of major new AMPTP proposals since then.
5
Voters had paid scant attention to the candidates of the far left.
6
Although it runs a scant 90 minutes, it feels much, much longer.
7
I refrained from saying I'd seen scant evidence of that so far.
8
Government, corporations and the media are paying scant attention to these warnings.
9
In the scant seconds of his attack Pope had done considerable damage.
10
The lead is generally one-fourth to a scant one-third of the text.
11
There is scant detail in the manifesto about how this may happen.
12
We saw great prosperity at the top, scant trickle-down toward the bottom.
13
This country is too full; there is scant room for the individual.
14
Statistics are scant on the burgeoning industry as many pets are unregistered.
15
The 460 workers received scant hours of notice before locks were changed.
16
That the elderly have received such scant attention to date is unforgivable.
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Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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