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Meanings of very scarce in английском

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Usage of very scarce in английском
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Freaks and curiosities are in great demand, and they are very scarce.
Frank Merriwell's Cruise
2
Hours, and minutes too, are very scarce with Anton in these days.
Nina Balatka
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Good people are very scarce here, just the same as on earth.
The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2
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Wagons are far from abundant, and mules and horses are very scarce.
Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field: Southern Adventure in Time of War. /...
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Still, money is very scarce and bank interest almost extortionate just now.
Winston of the Prairie
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Elk, you know, are becoming very scarce, and the law protects them.
Boyhood in Norway: Stories of Boy-Life in the Land of the Midnig...
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This Crow, so common at Allahabad, is very scarce here at Delhi.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
8
In California, land is very expensive and water is very scarce.
Reuters
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He is very scarce in Demerara, and never seen except near the sea-coast.
Wanderings in South America
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Silk was a very scarce and expensive article in those days.
Life in the Clearings versus the Bush
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Soap was getting very scarce amongst them, but so was money.
A Town like Alice
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There was a damp stagnation about the paths, and insects were very scarce.
The Malay Archipelago, Volume 2 / The Land of the Orang-utan and...
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These soon became very scarce, and the price demanded for eggs was enormous.
Ladysmith: The Diary of a Siege
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Every minnow in this stream-theyare very scarce, mind you-hasa silver tail.
De La Salle Fifth Reader
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Moreover, money was very scarce at that season of the year.
What Can She Do?
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Seals had suddenly become very scarce, no doubt disgusted with the continuous winds.
The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
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United Kingdom
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