| 单词 | scanty |
| 例句 | “A rock path and a scanty one at that. I’m sorry, but I’d have to show you—which means I’d have to come with you. I don’t mind. It’s what a—a friend would do.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Colonel Lloyd’s slaves were in the habit of spending a part of their nights and Sundays in fishing for oysters, and in this way made up the deficiency of their scanty allowance. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z But Ching’s face, which was pale and yellow every day, was now dark and spotted with his scanty blood, and his half-opened eyes were filmed and blind and his breath came in gusts. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Zau started to turn away, but hesitated; his scanty brows drew together in a puzzled expression. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z At the entrance to the court he turned to the right, stepped over the stream, and strode away southwards along the feet of great tumbled slopes where trees were scanty. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z When I got home after making my rather scanty “observations,” I went up to the roof and decided to record what I saw on the street below. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “But perhaps your accommodations—your cottage—your furniture—have disappointed your expectations? They are, in truth, scanty enough; but—” I interrupted— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z From below the scanty curtain that was stretched across the doorway that led directly onto the street came the relentless slip- slap of disembodied feet in slippers. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He went out of the room calling "Ewing!" and returned in a few minutes accompanied by an embarrassed, slightly worn young man with shell-rimmed glasses and scanty blonde hair. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The grass was scanty, coarse, and grey; and the leaves in the thickets were faded and falling. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I cast a glance at you, wondering if it would upset you to hear me talking about Appa, but you and Muthu were busy combing Kutti’s scanty fur with one of the pieces of comb. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Then he began to sing, “‘You go home and get your scanties, I’ll go home and get my panties, and away we’ll go. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the scanty supply of food was distressing: with the keen appetites of growing children, we had scarcely sufficient to keep alive a delicate invalid. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z We stopped only long enough to sell our scanty harvest to a buy boat along the way and then headed straight for Rass. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom and I had pooled our resources to supplement my winter wardrobe, but it was still scanty. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It was of a strange creature—a pigeon-toed bird with scanty green feathers and red palms. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z My sleep is fitful and scanty, haunted by the Commandant’s threat. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z On her scalp, carefully hidden by her scanty hair, Mammachi had raised, crescent-shaped ridges. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The scanty group of strikebreakers—the first of many, I was sure—wouldn’t be enough to keep a slaughterhouse of this size in operation. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She knew nothing of Freud and her scanty knowledge of sex did not include any of its deviations. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Each evening he appropriated the boy’s scanty wages doled out by Pai at the close of every long day. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I knew that the black girls who worked in white homes stole food daily to supplement their scanty wages. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z For Burnham, each lost moment was a theft from the already scanty fund of time allotted to build the exposition. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He packed Us scanty traps, not understanding what had happened, but feeling that he had escaped calamity by a hairbreadth. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A queer stifling feeling came over them, as if the air were too thin or too scanty for breathing. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Later that night, after a scanty meal of sweet roots, they told her why they had been so anxious about the wheels. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Prior to the encounter of Voyager 1 with Titan in November 1980, our information about Titan was scanty and tantalizing. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The Cavendish treasured its history of having made great strides with scanty resources. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z On it was a plate containing two bread loaves, half an onion, and the scanty remnants of a salted fish, the leavings from Gebu’s breakfast. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z It launched a revamped version in March 2016 in which it replaced full frontal nudity with flirty, more natural shots of women in scanty attire. Playboy brings back nudes, a year after ditching them 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z Women in the United States wore revealing clothing to protest a Muslim imam’s claim that scanty clothing causes earthquakes; Taiwan had a 6.5 magnitude quake the same day. Crib Sheet: The 10 Things to Talk About This Weekend 2010-04-28T18:41:00Z He was ready to be "bound / Within the sonnet's scanty plot of ground". Love poems: writers choose their favourites for Valentine's Day 2012-02-10T22:52:01Z On images of men and women in scanty outfits, occasional pen strokes mark where wrinkles and cellulite needed to be retouched. A Naturalist’s Notes on London; Bettie Page Photos 2012-08-10T04:47:10Z This darling comedy ran for one scanty season way back in 2014 and has now at long last made it to a mainstream streaming platform. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z My father’s sister battles crime Her official title’s scanty. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Corny jokes for preteen folks inspired this edition of ‘Rhymes Against Humanity’ 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z And as far as an actor can fill out and bear up a scanty script stretched far beyond its natural dimensions, he most certainly does. David Oyelowo mesmerizes in 'Nightingale' on HBO, but that only goes so far 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z He strutted the stage in a long coat like a Regency dandy, only to throw it open and reveal scanty briefs underneath. Prince, mysterious, inventive chameleon of music, dies at 57 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z The best response to any gift, whether scanty or matronly, is: “thank you.” Social Q?s: Social Q?s: Advice on How to Change Hairstylists 2011-09-09T19:14:19Z Not that the scanty works arranged around them don’t do their best to conjure the art world’s sordidness. Art In Review: BJARNE MELGAARD: ‘Ideal Pole’ 2012-05-24T20:27:26Z "He tossed it off the pan on to a plate and let the scanty brown gravy trickle over it." Ten of the best breakfasts in literature 2010-04-16T23:07:00Z Dressed in the group’s signature scanty clothing and brightly colored balaclavas, Russian authorities say they and another performer walked up to the altar and launched into an impromptu performance of their anti-Putin, anti-church “punk prayer.” Pussy Riot denied bail 2012-07-10T21:20:00Z A scanty group of devotees witnessed the opening song, Heart, but by the time they got to Suburbia the field was full - and everyone was singing along. Pet Shop Boys at Glastonbury 2010 2010-06-27T10:28:00Z Moreover, the scanty historical background presented in the exhibition’s annotated illustrations is almost mischievously diminishing. Critic?s Notebook: To Each His Own Museum, as Identity Goes on Display 2010-12-28T23:04:19Z Or to allow the two romantic leads, Prabhas and Tamannaah — and later, others — to do a musical number, for which their everyday clothing is swapped for colorful, scanty costumes. ‘The After Party’ and ‘Baahubali’: Hip-hop Dreams and Indian Fantasy From Netflix 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z The video was also scanty and repetitive; weren’t there any vertiginous outtakes from “ODDSAC”? Music Review: The Trippy ?60s in a Guggenheim Time Machine 2010-03-06T08:06:00Z The kicker here is that the decline occurred at every education level, although it was worse for those with a scanty education. Can schools fix our economy? 2012-08-05T12:00:00Z Though the audience adored the Arabian dance, its gymnastic feats, with high lifts and scanty clothing, are really just another cliché. Review: Joffrey Ballet’s New ‘Nutcracker’ Leaves Some Tradition Behind 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z As for Gunn, it was seven years before he made another film, “Personal Problems,” which was done with an even scantier budget and never released at all. The Front Row: “Ganja & Hess” 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z He makes assertions with the scantiest of proof, but delivered with utter certainty. How Alex Jones, conspiracy theorist extraordinaire, got Donald Trump’s ear 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z The psychological literature on the condition was scanty, Comstock noted, and the condition itself seemed largely irrelevant to the murder cases that it had been applied to. The Theory That Justified Anti-Gay Crime 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z There are only three scanty seasons of this bleak workplace comedy, though given its sense of despair maybe that’s for the best. Best TV Shows of 2020 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z She works as store barker, dancing in scanty clothing while tempting shoppers with raffle prizes. Review: In ‘Burning,’ Love Ignites a Divided World 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z For better or worse, enthusiasm for the procedure reflects a sense of social entitlement that some say is coupled, as often as not, with a scanty grasp of facts. These Companies Really, Really, Really Want to Freeze Your Eggs 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z The 69 works that together sold for £76.83 million showed more convincingly than Sotheby’s scanty offerings that art owners are no longer inhibited by the vague fear spread by the recession at its worst. 2010-02-07T05:26:00Z The story is strong enough for the show’s scanty six episodes, and the performances terrific, but my favorite part is honestly the British countryside ramshackle cottage stuff. What You Should Watch This Memorial Day Weekend 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Sam Cooke's You Send Me was almost as gratefully dazzled as it is on the album, before the vocal gymnastics of Samurai Cowboy triumphantly emerged from a scanty beatbox exchange with drummer Kendrick Scott. Kurt Elling – review 2013-04-17T16:32:34Z One challenge, though, is that TV can sometimes turn theater spectacle into something puny: “She Loves Me” is set in a twinkling perfumery that sadly seemed wan and scanty on the screen. Broadway Comes to a Laptop Near You 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z She turned around and feigned exaggerated embarrassment, as if we had caught her unaware in her scanties. When Home Is a Big Broadway Stage 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z At least director JJ Abrams had a sense of humour about the hype machine when he teased a "sneak peek" of a scanty three frames of Star Trek Into Darkness on Conan O'Brien. Pacific Rim: forget the film, it's all about the trailers 2013-07-08T05:00:00Z Jennifer Aniston scanties around as the predatory dentist who employs, harasses and blackmails Day."Strangers on a Train" and "Throw Momma From the Train" are not simply purloined here. 'Horrible Bosses' offers a cast, script that kill 2011-07-07T14:54:00Z Whether you live in England, America or someplace else, resources are too scanty to be an artist with a perceived conflict of interest. Why don't playwrights write theatre reviews? | David Cote 2010-03-30T11:38:00Z Women and families continue to dominate the scanty business at theaters now. 'Twilight' stays bright but Hollywood snoozes 2011-12-04T17:42:08Z Maybe we care about swimwear because, while we’re rolling in the deep, our scanty attire can seem to be the last vestige of the material world, the last of the landlubber’s choices. | Float, Memory 2014-05-06T13:00:33Z It’s incredibly scanty — 10 episodes, most around three minutes long — but still a lot of fun. What You Should Watch This Weekend: ‘Penny Dreadful,’ ‘UnReal’ and ‘Election’ 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Also in this vein are examples of the standard device of people looking at other people, as in the image of a young man studying a svelte woman in scanty summer wear. Art Review: Leon Levinstein?s Photographs of New Yorkers 2010-06-24T20:30:00Z Interviewing local residents, she finds men disparaging the Challat’s supposed victims and their scanty wear. Sex and Power: The Provocative Explorations of Catherine Breillat 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Beyond the review’s general tone of condescension and occasional misogynistic sniping, Moser gives only a scanty and distorted notion of the book’s contents and instead spends most of his review debunking points Briggs never made. Letters to the Editor 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z It was there, wishing to improve on the scanty discographies then available, that Mr. Rust began his private research in earnest. Brian Rust, Father of Modern Discography, Dies at 88 2011-02-02T05:22:39Z “I was expecting the women in South Beach to be wearing scanty tops and hoochie shorts.” Front Row: Carmen Ordonez of Viva Fashion - Front Row 2012-07-03T19:32:45Z Medicare Advantage plans provide more benefits to enrollees than traditional Medicare but have come under fire for costing the government too much for too scanty patient gains. Column: How Walgreens, CVS and Rite Aid tried to take over healthcare — and failed 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The researchers also added that, while there is "scanty" data, it seems most of the genera lost have only vanished over the past two centuries. Experts warn of a "biological holocaust" as human-caused extinction "mutilates" the tree of life 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z So far, rice stocks have staved off any impact but prices could tick up in coming months with a scanty harvest. Drought dents Sri Lanka's economic hopes, farmers' livelihood 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z A broad rise in prices of food essentials in India driven by uneven and scanty rain is forcing the government into a series of measures to boost supplies and ease inflationary pressures. Nearly 2 million excess deaths followed China's sudden end of COVID curbs - study 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z A broad rise in prices of food essentials in India driven by uneven and scanty rain is forcing the government into a series of measures to boost supplies and ease inflationary pressures. Exclusive: China asks banks to limit some Connect bond outflows 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z A broad rise in prices of food essentials in India driven by uneven and scanty rain is forcing the government into a series of measures to boost supplies and ease inflationary pressures. Australia says it will conduct more joint patrols with Philippines in South China Sea 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Publicly available information on wage theft claims is scanty, and reporting by the labor agency to lawmakers provides no information about backlogs. California lawmakers want to investigate wage theft. But labor unions seek a different path 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z From blowing smoke rings in crowded, dingy rooms to dancing in scanty tie-dye dresses with hippies, Aman - and the film - transformed women's fashion in the film industry. Zeenat Aman: The 1970s Bollywood diva winning Gen Z hearts online 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Davis is lean to the point of scanty, but we’re given just enough to suffice, and any more would be overkill. Review: In 'Plane,' action star Gerard Butler once again sticks the landing 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Patches of blue seemed scanty, confined to small veins and circumscribed spots in a sky that mainly showed the texture of a bowl of gray oatmeal. First two days of new year seem two days of spring 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z A young woman in scanty modern clothes and bending over. Elon Musk trolls Trump with Twitter post of bawdy Jesus 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z “If the goal is to protect children, why do drag queens typically wear provocative makeup and scanty clothing?” Halloween drag events for children spark threats, protests 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Clear, thorough directions: Treat tests that provide scanty directions or explanation of their methods with caution, Reed says. Need a home hearing test? Check out these apps and online programs. 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z “Are we to nullify an election on the basis of a last-minute boardroom rupture, the details of which remain scanty and contradictory?” said Koome. Kenya Supreme Court backs presidential election results, affirms Ruto’s win 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z The scanty amount of coverage continued to trend downward through the spring and summer of 2022, he said, dropping to a “shocking low” of just seven seconds total in July. Afghanistan coverage shows media still covering for Biden 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z For a book on grammar that runs to 400 pages, actual advice is fairly scanty. Review | Reader does this question need a comma? A new book offers grammar help. 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z "While the details are still scanty, risk aversion is bound to pick up and global equities may see some sell-offs." Instant View: Japan's ex-Prime Minister Abe shot, condition unknown 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z But thanks to the scanty skeletal evidence, mysteries remain: Why would such a big bird lay relatively small, thin-shelled eggs? Egg-eating humans helped drive Australia’s ‘thunder bird’ to extinction 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z But although there is convincing evidence that protected areas such as national parks prevent habitat loss, proof that they actually benefit wildlife is surprisingly scanty. Do nature reserves work? It depends on the management 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z In Texas, even that scanty income is too much for adults to qualify for Medicaid. 2 million uninsured are eager for Congress to fill a coverage gap — even temporarily 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z She is later granted bail, a court saying there was "scanty and sketchy evidence" of sedition in her efforts. Timeline: Indian farmers' protests against agricultural laws 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z And the Taliban forces were able to fashion IEDs from the scantiest of materials, packing explosives into recycled plastic containers as small as pint water bottles and drawing currents from strings of used batteries. Algeria to Afghanistan: Our reporter’s dispatches from the front lines of the 9/11 wars 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Hospital beds, oxygen, lifesaving medicines, blood tests and doctors were all in short supply as the country’s scanty health system ground to near-total collapse. My whole family was infected in India’s devastating coronavirus surge. Not all survived. 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z Ten days after her arrest and following widespread criticism, a court in New Delhi granted her bail, citing “scanty and sketchy evidence” that she was involved in fomenting violence. Activist Disha Ravi breaks silence on sedition arrest, says she felt 'violated' 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z Despite what right-wingers and especially Trump loyalists say, the evidence of voter fraud in Arizona or in any other state is scanty and anecdotal. Column: The Supreme Court won't secure voting rights. It's up to Congress 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z Until recently, genetic research in Africa was scanty, and most was done by researchers swooping in from afar to gather samples, then leaving to do analyses in well-equipped labs in the United States or Europe. Africans begin to take the reins of research into their own genomes 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z But the available doses are too scanty and too late to have any immediate impact on the soaring infection rate. California hospitals struggling as coronvirus cases explode 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z “Models rest on previous data. And where that previous data is scanty, it’s important to do a lot of experiments,” both in the lab and field, he says. Geoengineers set date for Sun-dimming balloon test 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z The image especially — of four 11-year-old girls in full makeup, scanty costumes and come-hither expressions — was shocking even in the modern “Dance Moms”/”Toddlers and Tiaras” context. Column: 'Cuties' isn't what I expected. It's a powerful portrait of female rage 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z But her paychecks alone are too scanty to keep the family afloat. Unemployment Claims Send Another Worrisome Note 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z She wore berets, bikinis, the mod fashions of London’s Carnaby Street and sometimes cropped tops and other scanty outfits that were hard to describe. Diana Rigg, acclaimed actress known as ‘sexiest TV star of all time,’ dies at 82 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z Bullets are scanty and your character is usually outnumbered in battle, so you expend a lot of effort sneaking up on enemies and conserving resources with clandestine stabbings. ‘The Last of Us Part II’ Is a Dark Game for a Dark Time 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z “I personally want to apologize for the inadequacy of our response,” he told Representative Barbara Lee, a California Democrat who asked about the scanty May report. Trump Administration Sets Demographic Requirements for Coronavirus Reports 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University, said the science supporting the idea that wearing face masks protects against respiratory illnesses is “very scanty.” Soaring demand for face masks leads to price gouging, empty shelves 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z To many, Ms. Royal’s appointment was a scanty consolation prize for a former environment minister who once took a leading role in United Nations climate negotiations. Macron Fires Ambassador Who Attacked His Pension Plan 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z At the very end, there are women parading about in scanty underwear. ‘Underwater’ review: First creature feature of 2020 drowns in stupidity 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z There’s not enough of anything in “Like a Boss,” which runs a scanty 83 minutes. Review: Any way you look at it, Tiffany Haddish comedy ‘Like a Boss’ is incomprehensible 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z That reporting came under fire at the time, though, with the American Journalism Review criticizing the Journal-Constitution for triggering a full-scale media frenzy with scanty sourcing. Clint Eastwood's 'Richard Jewell' earns an ovation at AFI Fest premiere 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z “But they were sparse and scanty and not nearly enough to convince me that we had the right general idea.” Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Studies of Earth’s Place in the Universe 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z "I find it unpleasant stepping over these cameras as I get into the blocks wearing these scanty clothes," Luckenkemper said. German runners win claim against cameras showing intimate angles 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z "I find it very unpleasant stepping over these cameras as I get into the blocks wearing these scanty clothes," Lückenkemper said. German athletes get intimate camera shots censored 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z The Associated Press has not verified who caused the woman’s injury, and photographic evidence has been scanty. AP PHOTOS: HK protesters show solidarity with injured woman 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Children and families are being held for days longer than the 72 hours allotted in grossly overcrowded facilities in which medical provisions are scanty at best. US must spend $4.5bn to prevent more child migrant deaths at border, warns CBP 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z Some will even cite Barack Obama, whose experience was scanty but who had been a U.S. senator and was widely recognized as a unique and gifted politician. Opinion | Lots of Democrats are mulling presidential runs. Not enough have experience. 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z These gains were achieved at a cost of just $30 per capita, despite Madagascar's low economic growth, political volatility, corruption, and scanty health spending. A prescription for Madagascar’s broken health system: data and a focus on details 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Chernykh’s grandmother, who gave the bread out of her own scanty food ration, said they would bring good dreams. Leningrad siege survivors recall their ordeal after 75 years 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z Democrats reinforce the effort with appropriate commentary, even as the persuasive press offers only scanty coverage of Mr. Trump’s authentic accomplishments. Inside the Beltway: Media mulled impeaching Trump before he was elected 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z Mr. Hickey, too, advises caution, because when he enumerates the pros and cons for the market, the positive side is scanty. The Stock Market’s Dangers Are Easier to See Now 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z That’s not encouraging, though the data is too scanty to use “as a blueprint for what to expect this time around,” Bespoke said. Now, the Markets Can Worry About Other Things. Here’s a List. 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Clues in the case are tantalizing but scanty. Bones Are Found in Rome, Renewing Speculation in 1983 Disappearance 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z At the Bellevue, there seemed to be as many different degrees of scanty cladding as there were women. For Lebanese Women, a Beach of Their Own 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z “We’re having a really happy time,” said Romayne Williams, who was covered head to ankles in oil, wearing only a scanty pink bikini. You Can’t Keep the Jab Jab Down: J’Ouvert Dancers, Smeared in Motor Oil, Feel the Rhythm 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z Data on the efficacy of sugar taxes are scantier, but the available evidence shows that they, too, lower consumption. “Sin” taxes—eg, on tobacco—are less efficient than they look 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z “The scanty array of examples,” he wrote, “provides not even the flimsiest of foundations for a critique, let alone a condemnation.” The Strange Case of the Missing Joyce Scholar 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z A general student strike took hold for the rest of the semester; on Columbia’s scanty lawns, we held unofficial “counter-classes” on progressive topics that replaced conventional academic work. In 68 we occupied Columbia. Today's students can again spearhead change | Jerry Avorn 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z Poor rains and scanty snowfall mean less winter wheat, Afghanistan’s most reliable, resilient cereal crop. Emergency alerts loom as drought takes hold in war-torn Afghanistan 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z So you contend that because these women wear the scanty outfits required by their employer they forfeit the right to not be molested by drunk strangers at mandatory appearances assigned by said employer. Pro Cheerleaders Say Groping and Sexual Harassment Are Part of the Job 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z Of course, no great quantity of meat would thus be obtained, but locally it should form a very welcome addition to the scanty meat rations now of necessity prevailing. 50 & 100 years ago 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Areas farthest out received scanty deposition of the finest particles amid brackish tides, becoming grassy wetlands or saline marsh. 2 Long Reads That Will Make You Rethink Our Relationship with Nature 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z “It is regrettably something that is increasing in frequency,” he said, noting that in particular those with incurable diseases are often willing to try anything, even if evidence for a procedure is scanty. DIY faecal transplants carry risks including HIV and hepatitis, warn experts 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Formal financial records are scanty, so it is hard to gauge creditworthiness, let alone to foreclose on a defaulter. How to survive as a bank in Afghanistan 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Analysis: Judging from the scanty details in the framework, low- and middle-income Americans may or may not see a tax cut, and if they do, it will be modest. Essential California: California's winners and losers from Trump's tax plan 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z This means less room for others who might be seeking psychiatric care, while at the same time, states have cut billions from mental health, leaving even scantier outpatient systems. When ‘Not Guilty’ is a Life Sentence 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z His golf courses, after all, are considered a critical part of his family’s revenue stream, although typically, actual financial information on them is scanty and may eventually reveal less profit than he claims. Golf: The sport of plutocrats 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z It’s pretty racy, with lots of sexual innuendo and suggestive language, as well as swimwear so scanty that it borders on nonexistent. ‘Fate of the Furious,’ ‘Sandy Wexler’ and other films to watch with your kids 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z McConnell’s gambit was a raw power play — to put it charitably — with scanty precedent at best. Opinion | Trump can’t break the Supreme Court 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z According to some versions of the story, it was a Latvian girlfriend of Mr. Lownes who suggested the scanty bunny costumes, modeled on the magazine’s worldly rabbit symbol. Victor Lownes, 88, Playboy Executive Who Shaped Company’s Libertine Ethic 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z But some researchers say the evidence is too scanty to confirm such early year-round habitation on the plateau. Hunters lived on Tibetan plateau thousands of years earlier than thought 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z “It’s an ideal binge because each episode is very scanty,” she said. New York Today: What to Watch During the Holidays 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Because the startup sector is so new and most companies remain small, data is still scanty. Lisbon startup entrepreneurs aim to create Berlin-style 'tech buzz' 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z That gas’s source is certainly a mystery, for methane is broken down rapidly by ultraviolet light, and this reaches Mars from the sun in abundance because the planet’s atmosphere is too scanty to block it. Triumph or disaster? 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Details of the record were scanty, but a statement said that it would consist mainly of new material written and produced by Berry. Chuck Berry, 90, announces first album in 38 years 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z In Norway, Ms Hagen’s course uses photos of pop stars to explain that styles of dress, however scanty, are expressions of individual freedom rather than signals of availability, and must be respected. Europe is trying to teach its gender norms to refugees 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z But analysis of whole genomes— the gold standard for population studies— was scanty for many key parts of the world. Almost all living people outside of Africa trace back to a single migration over 50,000 years ago 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z He only recently released a scanty letter referencing his medical records. Clinton Now Gives Press Conferences While Trump Avoids Them 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z No one weighing your hand luggage on the way back and charging you for every pound in excess of the scanty limit. New commercial flights mean big change for US-Cuba relations 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z For a TV Guide cover, Mr. Trump posed alongside two female contestants in scanty outfits; the headline read: “Why the Girls Are on Top.” Donald Trump the Political Showman, Born on ‘The Apprentice’ 2016-07-16T04:00:00Z So doctors and nurses are scarce and treatment is scanty. A messiah for India's abandoned sick - BBC News 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z To see Jagger hold his own in a pivotal scene against a heavyweight like Huston suggests that he might have offered more as a dramatic presence than his scanty acting CV has allowed. Gimme celluloid: a history of Mick Jagger on film 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Especially given scanty snow last year, water temperatures repeatedly went over the maximum for the young fish. 2nd disastrous drought year for endangered California salmon 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Our Language is exceeding scanty & barren of words to use & express ye various notions I have of Weather &c. Talk About the Weather 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Descriptions of the assailants in each case were scanty but similar. Two strong-arm robberies reported in Capitol Hill neighborhood on Sunday 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z Adoption documents with scanty summaries of "non-identifying" information often bring more questions than answers. When Adoptees Uncover Their Medical History 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z Unable to earn their living by some useful pursuit, short of organ grinding, they were mostly doomed to live on private charity or scanty pensions allowed by the State. Care of the Severely Wounded, 1915 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Though rainfall was scanty last year too, a late surge delayed the retreat by about 15 days and left enough moisture for farmers to start planting wheat and rapeseed from October. India's monsoon starts withdrawing from northwest region: weather office 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Officers offered only the scantiest of descriptions of the suspects: three males, two of them white and one black. Manhunt for 3 Suspects in Fox Lake Shooting of Police Officer 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z The actual satisfactions from the language of teams, like aphrodisiacs, proved remarkably scanty and short-lived. Is Agile Just Another Management Fad? 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Even with the scantiest of evidence, historians have been tempted to collapse legendary women, such as the Celtic Queen Boudicca, into the enduring archetype of “the flame-haired seductress, exotic, sensual, impulsive, passionate.” Red hair: a blessing or a curse? 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z The frequent presence of young women wriggling or pole-dancing in scanty costumes is another sign of the prevalent point of view. Review of ‘Rock of Ages’ at Gateway Playhouse in Bellport 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z Twin Peaks — which features a mountain theme, including waitresses in scanty “Lumber Jill” costumes — was closed, as were many of the surrounding businesses. Outrage, fear of retaliation follow deadly biker melee in Texas 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z The tourist industry there is scanty, expensive and adventurous. Africa’s Conservation Miracle: The Return of the Rhinos 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z It's Oscars time - and the papers are full of big hair, big speeches, big egos - and very scanty dresses. 'Grandees' careers in tatters' 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z News reports reveal that the anti-abortion march typically draws hundreds of thousands people — stalwarts who show up despite challenging weather and scanty media coverage. Inside the Beltway: Tim Scott, Cathy McMorris Rogers Daniel Lipinski March for Life 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Parsons’s costume was too scanty, cops said, and Astor’s jokes were obscene. Answer Man takes us to the night in 1956 when the D.C. vice squad busted the Coral Room nightclub 2015-01-10T05:00:00Z Squawking about Ebola can be shrill, and authentic details scanty. Inside the Beltway: Tea party ‘remains a powerful force’: Gallup 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z A man emerged and washed away my scanty tribute with a mop. When Jimi Hendrix came to London, he changed the sound of music for ever 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z Climate alarmism creates good melodrama but scanty policy. Inside the Beltway: The spectacle of global warming 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z King agrees, adding that research in animals — namely the successful birth of four monkeys — is scanty. Should three people be allowed to make a baby? 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z But when the country put in its application to try Mr. Qaddafi, its investigations were found to be scanty, and the judges ordered that Libya hand Mr. Qaddafi over to The Hague. Appeals Court Orders Qaddafi Son Tried in Hague, Not Libya 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z Margins are scanty, particularly in oil, where prices are boringly stable. Sell signals 2014-04-24T04:00:00Z And then there's the catwalk, she notes, "where women in scanty clothing perform for the restaurant's female and male guests". Are 'female friendly' restaurants sexist? 2014-05-10T00:01:39Z So the scanty treatment that this movement receives in this otherwise strong book is both a bit mystifying and troubling. The burden of atrocity: How Vietnam was exposed as a “dirty war” 2014-05-02T22:57:00Z That would force aid groups to work under more precarious security conditions and compete for scantier aid dollars. If U.S. troops leave Afghanistan, much civilian aid may go too 2013-12-26T06:19:49Z While its latest report was careful to hold both sides responsible, the unevenness of the conflict — with heavily armed government forces battling rebels with scanty, sometimes homemade arsenals — was evident. U.N. Leader Admits Failure to Halt Syrian Atrocities 2013-09-12T00:57:00Z Without access to reliable product data or consumer protection, they make decisions based on scanty information and experience. North Korea's Fortunate Few Go Shopping 2013-08-20T02:35:29Z This made for a scanty research harvest, until Rolland thought of dogs. How Harmful for Whales Is Shipping? [Excerpt] 2013-08-09T14:15:01.067Z Even during a normal monsoon season, many regions receive scanty rainfall while other battle with floods. For India's drought-hit states, on-track monsoon may be too late 2013-04-23T21:21:16Z The data so far is both scanty and mixed. Triple-dip recession forecast? The outlook is mixed 2013-03-28T18:15:19Z The freckled blonde who appeared in scanty bikinis on magazine covers and sashayed down the world's fashion ramps was "continuously breaking the model stereotype," said Tomlinson. Double-amputee Olympian's slain girlfriend was a model, law graduate 2013-02-14T14:50:48Z Evidence from the children of being groomed or facing predatory behaviour online is also scanty. Children are 'upset' by online violence, study finds 2013-02-02T21:05:24Z To prevail New Zealand have always had to maximise scanty raw material and they have not done that so well lately. New Zealand cannot afford to alienate their captain, Ross Taylor 2013-01-26T23:00:02Z Students from Wallace County High School in Sharon Springs, Kansas brought nationwide attention to the scanty lunch menus when they released a parody video highlighting the inadequate calories in the new meals. More Food For Hungry Students: USDA Tweaks School Meals 2013-01-01T14:35:32Z The number sentenced to hang was reduced to 38, but even in these cases the evidence was scanty, said Dan Stock, history center director at the Minnesota Historical Society. Dakota Indians mark hangings of 1862 with trek on horseback 2012-12-25T14:52:15Z Arguably, she shouldn't have been posing in her scanties with a gun to her head in the first place. Helen Flanagan was a guilty of a silly stunt, nothing more 2012-12-23T00:08:36Z This is a huge step forward for a country with a short and scanty cinema history, compared with other Latin American countries. Ecuador sees film-making boom 2012-11-10T00:31:54Z And they made only the scantiest mention of any history of disputation. Beliefs: When Visions of a Christian Community Collide 2012-09-15T01:57:57Z America’s NBC has attracted the greatest criticism for its scanty programming. The Paralympics: Blades of gold 2012-09-06T15:03:14Z Official statistics about internships are scanty, but surveys by the National Association of Colleges and Employers suggest that they work quite well. Recruiting interns: All work and no pay? 2012-08-02T15:10:03Z Both parties are trying to figure each other out, sometimes with scanty information. Shortcuts: Job Hunting’s Delicate Dance - Shortcuts 2012-07-27T18:57:12Z The South Africans, the sages concluded, were undercooked; their scanty itinerary was a scandal. South Africa's Dale Steyn picnics on last scraps of England optimism 2012-07-23T16:42:13Z From these scanty glimpses nuclear physicists are attempting to identify the particles and the forces at play in the dark, violent world of the nucleus of the atom. Physics Nobelists Tell of Their Prize-Winning Discoveries 2012-06-28T12:45:02.607Z Breakfast was never a protracted function in the M'Carty household, but to Mrs. M'Carty, who was anxious to begin the festive preparations which the puddings had made possible, the scanty meal seemed unusually prolonged. The Misfit Christmas Puddings 2012-05-22T15:16:50.590Z The Yorkshire evidence is rather scanty, being based on the summaries of injunctions, which are given in the Victoria County Histories, and any statistics must needs be approximate only. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z In the first place, our materials are very scanty. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z In a word, he was rather troublesome about his meals; and Mrs. Marsden fell into the habit of taking her scanty refreshment at irregular hours. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z Of the scanty band that remained in the castle, one always remained in arms at his door; and another was stationed at the foot of the stairs. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z Just then, the palm's scanty shade having changed its direction, the sunlight fell on the face of one of the travellers. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z The nuns received both, because they were nearly always in low water financially and wished to add to their scanty finances by the familiar expedient of taking paying guests. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Could she, who had been accustomed but to command to be obeyed, be contented with scanty service from foreign servants? The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z This was certainly an over-estimate, but was surprisingly close, considering the scanty data at his disposal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z When put upon his mettle, he goes in for a square fight; and as far as my scanty data may be relied upon, he whips in a majority of instances. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z Driven only by four propellers, her preciously scanty supply of brodium sadly depleted, and with the controls of the two after planes damaged by the flames, the "Golden Hind" was in a perilous state. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z Without food and almost destitute of clothing, for in anticipation of a swim the men had taken off the remainder of their already scanty "fighting-kit", their position was a precarious one. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z Possessed of one very small, poor benefice which gives him a scanty subsistence, he has constantly refused every other preferment; and no persuasion will induce him to do what he terms, 'encumber himself with wealth.' The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z He declared that he could not possibly afford to do so, as his profits were so scanty. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z Here and there were a few stunted bushes, too scanty to afford shelter, while not a habitation nor a human being was to be seen. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z These were endeavouring to browse the scanty leaves on the bushes around. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z A steam pinnace landed him and his scanty belongings on the Gateshead side of the river. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z Averages are very misleading when snowfall is being considered, some winters producing very scanty amounts and others heaping it on to the depth of 185 inches once at North Volney, New York. Reading the Weather 2012-04-19T02:00:27.487Z He was so poor that a grave was dug for him by the roadside and he was buried with but the scantiest of ceremony. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z Indeed, in the scanty legends which survive, we can trace the characteristic features of the Indian myth of the bridge guarded by Yama’s dogs, and the souls led along it by the wind-god. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Here they strive for a few days’ existence by plucking scanty shoots; here they sicken and die. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z His scanty uniform was in ribbons, and smelt strongly of smouldering embers, while a black scarf tied tightly round his left leg below the knee failed to stop a steady trickle from a shrapnel wound. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z Their doctrines were exaggerated into devil-worship, and they were included in the list of heretics to be periodically anathematized with a zeal which attributed to them vastly greater importance than their scanty numbers deserved. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z We hear of others, about the same time, burned at Bonn, but this scanty catalogue exhausts the list of German heresies in the twelfth century. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z It is no more than fair to confess at the outset that my knowledge of Swinburne's work until recently was of the scantiest. Shelburne Essays, Third Series 2012-04-16T02:00:02.027Z When last I was there it was a quiet valley, with a few Shohos watering their cattle at a scanty and dirty well. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Her scanty survivors were too done up to tackle the task of heaving out the torpedoes, for, included in the work of destruction, her derricks had shared the fate of the rest of the top-hamper. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z Skeptics say that federal officials are exaggerating scanty evidence in an effort to expand their powers. Titanic May Hold Passengers? Remains, Officials Say 2012-04-14T17:41:31Z We have scanty indications, however, in widely separated places, of the existence of sectaries probably Henrician, showing how, in spite of persecution, the antisacerdotal spirit continued to manifest itself. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z There are scanty remains of the old fortress. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z For the first six miles it runs across a dead-level of sand, covered with a shrub with very small and very scanty leaves, and very large and extremely-abundant thorns. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Seeds bony, with a straight embryo in scanty albumen.—Shrubs with opposite pinnately compound leaves, both stipulate and stipellate. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z In places where the valley widened out, the river bed was full of bushes of tamarisk and sea buckthorn, but otherwise the vegetation was scanty. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z Raymond had devastated the surrounding country and was ever on the watch to cut off foraging-parties, so that supplies were scanty. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z To these activities he devoted his scanty intervals of leisure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z The men had had but a scanty supply of water the night before, and hardly any before starting; they therefore looked forward eagerly for the welcome stream at the bottom. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Embryo large and straight, in scanty albumen, cotyledons broad and thin.—Upright shrubs, with opposite pinnate leaves of 3 or 5 serrate leaflets, and white flowers in drooping raceme-like clusters, terminating the branchlets. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z Water was handy, but yak dung, our only fuel, was scarce and scanty. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z When he had earned more than enough for the scanty subsistence of the day, he would give away the surplus in charity, and trust to God for the morrow. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z Don Juan, on the other hand, finds Lidoro’s body, which a creditor keeps from interment, and pays for his burial out of his scanty savings from the wreck. The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story 2012-04-11T02:00:32.697Z Everyone was devoured with a burning thirst, which the scanty draught of mud seemed to excite rather than allay. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Pubescence more scanty and usually fine and appressed as in n. 3, but the leaflets oval to oblong; inflorescence often more open; pod of n. 4 or of n. 3. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z Your train, too, is so scanty, young sir, that one sees evidently you come from a quieter place. Henry of Guise; (Vol. I of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:31.930Z I have but shown you scanty courtesy, Monsieur de Villequier," he said, "in not asking you to make your home of my poor house. Henry of Guise; (Vol. III of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:29.713Z In areas where debris was scanty or lacking, runways were usually absent. A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas 2012-04-08T02:00:23.123Z The women, children, and donkeys were laden with the scanty possessions of the inhabitants. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Embryo large and straight, in scanty albumen; cotyledons broad and flat. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z This information, though so scanty, afforded Charles of Montsoreau a hope. Henry of Guise; (Vol. I of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:31.930Z Possibly, patches of soil, like the oasis at Engedi, would be cultivated, and a scanty return obtained from the labour. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z The scanty covering of muddy snow, which lay on the fir-woods and meadows, looked the personification of all that was dismal. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z Here the number of empty gourds, cooking-vessels, and rubbish of all kinds, showed that, scanty as their baggage was, it was already too great for their means of transport. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Achenes ribbed; pappus of capillary bristles, in the sterile plant scanty and tortuous; in the fertile very long and copious.—Shrubs, commonly smooth and resinous or glutinous. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z Though the victory was gained by so scanty a margin, it was gained, and it was decisive. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z For what qualities on the part of the poor are so valuable, in a social point of view, as industry, self-denying diligence, systematic, unwearying devotion even to work which brings them such scanty remuneration? The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z For two long years he lived among this humble class, earning probably but a scanty subsistence. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z Solitary confinement on a scanty allowance of bread with cold water is much used. Recollections of Windsor Prison; Containing Sketches of its History and Discipline with Appropriate Strictures and Moral and Religious Reflection 2012-04-06T02:00:31.240Z Achenes flattened; pappus simple and rather scanty, or with some outer minute scales. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z The population of the area in British Columbia is scanty, but rapidly increasing. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z The positive and directly applicable materials which we possess for constructing a biography of this our greatest writer, are more scanty than have been collected to illustrate the life of many an inferior author. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z But his scanty supply of money was soon exhausted, and he returned to Bologna, on his way back to Florence. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z After a weary day's march, they encamped around a blazing fire, and were just making their scanty meal, when a messenger entered the camp, stating, that Harrison had retreated from the Rapids. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z Fruit oblong to ovate, glabrous, with slender equal ribs, numerous oil-tubes, and depressed or cushion-like stylopodium.—Glabrous perennials, with ternately or pinnately compound leaves, involucre and involucels scanty or none, and white or yellow flowers. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z The windows and beds were curtainless, and the furniture mean and scanty. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Occasionally science has to build up her presentment of animals that were, from the scanty evidence of their mere footfalls. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Their intention was to put into some harbour, if possible, every evening, as they were in no condition for long sea-trips, neither would their scanty provisions have lasted many days. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Moreover, the independence which achieves a scanty living was not her ideal. Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z The hunters were unsuccessful, and they made “a scanty meal off a handful of pemmican, after which only half a bag remained.” The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z With the scanty depth of earth the vegetation between the said stone walls is wonderful. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z My next visit was made to the salle � manger, where M. Vianney had always taken the one scanty meal which was his sole support during his twenty-four hours of almost unbroken labor. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Many of the passengers were in their night-dresses; others had only such scanty clothing as they could secure on quitting their berths. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z But for the ruddy firelight it might have looked cold, with its cream-white walls, its rather scanty furniture, and the yellow of its curtains and chairs faded to a dim tawny hue. Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z It must be remembered that they were passing over a most rugged country, where they had constantly to cross streams and rivers, and were living mainly on a scanty supply of tripe de roche. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z This constitutes the whole of his dress, save a scanty cloth tied tightly round the loins, cotton socks and wooden clogs. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z And I thought of her yearnings for the scent of sea spray, and the taste of sea breath, which the scanty purse forbade to be satisfied. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z In it was placed their scanty outfit and supplies, and there they slept while the cabin was building. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z It is generally built of wood, and surrounded by tall gum-trees, which, however, afford a very scanty shade from the burning heat. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z Most of them ended their days in poverty and exile, and, as the supporters of a beaten cause, history has paid but a scanty tribute to their memory. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z If scanty my fare, yet how was he fed? Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z What mostly dwelt in them was the hope to see my Lady Surrey, of whom I had had of late but brief and scanty tidings. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z But this did not serve her; for without a pause Mistress Anne turned to her, and unfalteringly said something in her scanty Dutch which came to the same thing. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z Never did enthusiasts set to work with more scanty material. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z Banfield's men, with another hundred or so of the town idlers, were gathered about the cart, but of the honest and intelligent voters there were scanty signs. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z Our course was nearest the south-western side, touching at one little desolate promontory, to exchange boats, and often approaching so close, as to enable us to examine the scanty growth upon the margin. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z His letters, so few and so scanty, were treasured up and dwelt upon in many a lonely hour. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The Duchess gazed at her very anxiously, and, getting no answers, or very scanty ones, to her questions, shook her head gravely. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z Eyre was watching the remnant feeding on some scanty vegetation one night, and was musing on his gloomy prospects, when he heard a musket shot. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z They were then in scanty costumes, but were quickly assisted to places of shelter. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z It rests on a basis of granite, covered with a thin coat of earth, through which the rocks occasionally appear, and which affords scanty nutriment to a growth of oak, birch, and mountain ash. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z The police force was of the scantiest kind, sufficient only to keep common order in the streets. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z With him, but rather behind him, stood Van Tree, pale and vicious-eyed, tugging his scanty chin-beard and gazing about him like a dog seeking some one to fasten upon. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z A stranger would not believe that any animal could support life on such scanty pastures. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z Determining to be a painter in good earnest, Crome, when his apprenticeship was over, eked out his scanty resources by giving lessons in drawing and painting. English Painters with a chapter on American painters 2012-03-27T02:00:26.437Z Venus, goddess of beauty, is represented either entirely naked, or with some scanty drapery called a “cestus.” Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z The reader will see from this scanty enumeration of known losses, how great has been the destruction in art-treasures alone. The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 2012-03-27T02:00:21.067Z The centuries of forays have bequeathed a hardy endurance to the people, but they are the cause at the same time of the scanty population of the plains, the tragic evil of central Spain. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z Their rapid travelling over broken country under a tropical sun, with scanty rations, began to tell upon all. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z Here and there, in some rich meadow opened to the sun, the Indian squaws turned the black mould with their rude implements of bone or iron, and sowed their scanty stores of maize and beans. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Structures.—The structural remains found as yet on Hittite sites are few, scanty and far between. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Beech woods, oak and fir, give place to barren downs, clothed only with a short and scanty covering of grass, or with meagre patches of gorse. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z But her drapery on the coin of those days was very scanty, and her semi-nude state was hardly in keeping with the stormy waves beside which she was seated. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z Even the scanty information which the industrious Ware supplies, was gleaned not from our annals, but from Harold's Collectanea, probably notes and extracts taken from documents in the continental libraries. Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, May 1865 2012-03-23T02:00:31.587Z While the church was reaping but a scanty harvest, the labors of the missionaries were fruitful of profit to the monarch of France. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Schiller done, I began Wilhelm Meister, a task I liked perhaps rather better, too scanty as my knowledge of the element, and even of the language, still was. The English Novel And the Principle of its Development 2012-03-21T02:00:37.123Z Fineness of wool was made the only tests of excellence, no matter how scanty its quantity, or how diminutive or miserable the carcass. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z The scanty furniture was in place, a few minutes sufficed to put the groceries on the shelves, the dishes in the glass cupboard, the earthenware cooking-pots and pans on the kitchen shelf. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Hard it might be, and wretched the pillows, and scanty the covering, but little felt she such inconveniences. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Gormanton! thy bread an’ bun, An’ judgment it wor scanty; Oh! what a shame, an’ what a name, For not providing plenty! Random Rhymes and Rambles 2012-03-21T02:00:31.003Z As she was quite harmless, and the inhabitants were much scattered, she was unmolested, and earned a scanty living by picking berries, fishing, and helping those who were not quite as poor as herself. Delusion, or The Witch of New England 2012-03-19T02:00:28.267Z In exposed situations, and somewhat scanty pasture, the old blood should decidedly prevail. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z The signs of foliage were of the scantiest. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z To her the dirty paper, the carpetless floor, the miserable bed, the worm-eaten and scanty furniture, the aspect of extreme poverty which pervaded every thing, were so shocking, that she could hardly restrain her tears. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Indeed, they are a vagabond and scanty lot, many large villages now exhibiting hardly one person to each house. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z Sophia was hungry and the meal was scanty, but pride made her avert her eyes. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z A black skin, with short, scanty bristles, and small stature, demonstrate the prevalence of the Neapolitan strain, or the black Chinese, or, perhaps, an admixture of both. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z And there was a terrible something called the "swap," or "the key of the street," and "crib hunting," of which the talk was scanty but sufficient. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z Examining the ground on the following day, Mr. Halliday found pug marks about half-a-mile from the enclosure, and a little further away the scanty remains of a zebra. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z His father’s family being p. 22large, his allowance was consequently very scanty, but his industry and ingenuity supplied all deficiencies. A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation 2012-03-17T02:01:03.693Z For, it is said, the most common species fight the severest battle with one another, while the scanty representatives of rarer species come the least into competition and continue unchanged. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z White ducks, of course, make but a sorry figure in towns or dirty suburbs, or in any place where the means of washing themselves are scanty. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z They meditated, Kipps with his arms folded and pulling at his scanty moustache. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z The tongue is coated with a whitish fur, the urine is scanty and high-colored, and the bowels are constipated. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Harry reportedly likes women's beach volleyball - which just happens to be played in scanty Olympic outfits - and he'll probably want to see his friend Bolt run. Young royals take center stage at London Olympics 2012-03-16T08:07:09Z His hair was scanty and his crown quite bald and shiny. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z This gives it a decided advantage over the bulkier Leicesters and Lincolns, as a mutton sheep, in hilly districts and those producing short and scanty herbage. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z The means of forming a judgment of the Alexandrine criticism are scanty. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z The urine is usually scanty and high-colored during the height of the fever, especially in the severer forms of the disease. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z With the wind soughing among the firs and rustling through the scanty grass, the place on that bleak shoulder seemed lonely even at night. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z Suppose the weary worker toils, For scanty pittance delves and moils; Am I my brother's keeper? The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z Yet of this momentous epoch of his life the records are scanty. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z From the work of arranging their scanty household goods in the caves these pioneers went forth, not to sow and plant, but to make a road. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The specific gravity is usually high in almost all cases in which the urine is scanty, and may be as high 1038. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z He took with him food for a single day only, with a small spirit lamp so that in extreme need he could start a fire, melt ice for drinking-water, or warm a scanty meal. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z In Ruggiero's pages one may see the scanty and imperfect plans sketched out by those who dug upon the site more than a century ago. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z In his autobiography he mentions that at the time "he was doomed to the necessity of obtaining a scanty maintenance by his daily labor." Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy 2012-03-12T03:00:27.817Z Though his scanty sovereign would have recommended instant search for a situation, his great weakness, and his looking-glass, told him he must take, at least, one week's further rest. Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) 2012-03-12T03:00:23.003Z The urine at this stage of the disease is dense, scanty, and of high color. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z The only place where one could stand erect was in the very centre of the hut, where the separate messes cooked their scanty meals. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z No Parliamentarian ever inspired so much dread in his opponents, and won so much applause from his friends, with so scanty a stock of statesmanlike acquirements. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z It continued to crop what scanty herbage there was. Two Boy Gold Miners or, Lost in the Mountains 2012-03-12T03:00:19.777Z Four only of the books survive intact; of others there are scanty fragments; and scholars have divined at least one independent work embodied in two that remain. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z The tongue is white, often with florid edges, and the urine scanty and high-colored. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Snow became thin and scanty, the ice was rougher, and the bare spots of ground seemed to have no signs of vegetation, trees and shrubs failing utterly. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z And he fell to polishing his furry, old-fashioned top-hat with a tail of the scanty, ill-fitting frock-coat he had donned along with a noisome waistcoat in honour of the occasion. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z The life of Mrs. Washington, after her husband took the Presidential chair, was marked by no striking incidents, and affords scanty material of the nature marked out for this work. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z There is no doubt that food materially influences this condition of mankind, although we frequently see enormous eaters who are miserably lean, and fat persons whose diet is most scanty. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z In some epidemics serious alterations in this secretion are rare; in others it is not uncommon for the urine to be scanty, and to contain albumen or blood. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z It appeared, however, that the natives as a body did not relish the inroads to be made on their scanty supply of food, and one old woman especially inveighed against the feast. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z His portage-bill bade fair to swamp his insufficient cash resources—even although three of his now scanty crew had already deserted. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z There were trees and bushes here and there on the sides and at the top of the gully, but the vegetation became more and more scanty as they ascended. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z Does she not draw up her scanty hair on her large forehead?” Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z In this form the temperature may never rise above 102° F., the eruption be absent or very scanty, and the characteristic stupor or dulness be wholly wanting. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Now, with either no supper or a scanty bit of food, the camp was a place of gloom and discomfort. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z But the dead man's face was very calm and content when Sallie at length roused Carthew from his scanty rest to tell him that the appointed end had come. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z This morning he had to start without breakfast, for neither fruits nor berries were to be had: a search among fallen trees failed even to discover ants of which to make a scanty meal. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z Long hair, of course, requires more nutriment than scanty locks, and some physicians have been of opinion that their great length debilitates. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z On the other hand, in cases presenting a tendency to the typhoid state, with a disposition to stupor, or where the urine was scanty and albuminous, no opiate was administered. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z As they skirted such scanty bits of land as the inland ice had spared, they found along every bay or inlet proofs of former human life. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z There was no sign of a stream anywhere near, and her ablutions had to be scanty. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z They had to put up with indifferent food that gave scanty nourishment. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z Yet science in these regions has no reason to be dogmatic; her function hitherto can only be critical; and even for that, her data are scanty and her principles extremely general. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z The eruptive lesions are scanty and productive of but trifling subjective sensations. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z These sums amount to 850,734 pesos, which is the expenditure made each year for the islands—not omitting to reckon wages and salaries, scanty though they be. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XXX, 1640 2012-03-06T03:00:26.127Z For of moisture there's but scanty supply; it no sooner rains than it dries up again. Nurse Heatherdale's Story 2012-03-06T03:00:21.190Z The records of the Shrewsbury Merchant Gild, though of the scantiest description, are sufficient to show how comprehensive was its range. The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury 2012-03-05T03:00:14.443Z Of such a nascent intellect, a nascent reason, and nascent moral sense, they find recognisable traces in the scanty similarities which the behaviour of child or savage offers to those of civilised man. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z Nov. 22d, urgent dyspnoea; dulness on percussion over top of right lung and over lower part of left lung; is delirious; no perspiration; urine scanty; bowels freely open. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Didst seek a sheltering tree round which to twine; While I, like northern fir, must be content To clasp the rock which gave my youth its scanty nourishment. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z Their woolly hair grew in short thick curly tufts and the beard was very scanty. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z So long as they worked in thorough accord with the spirit of the age and completely fulfilled its requirements they left scanty traces. The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury 2012-03-05T03:00:14.443Z Hence feeling, even should its import be most sterling and true, has the form of casual particularity,—not to mention that its import may also be the most scanty and most untrue. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z But its liquefying action, in cases where the secretion of mucus is defective and expectoration scanty and viscid, is undoubted. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z His knowledge was scanty, his sphere of observation narrow, the objects of his active life petty, compared with those of Gœthe. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z Germination is often slower where there is a store of available food in the perisperm, or in the endosperm, or in the embryo itself, than where this is scanty or wanting. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Their ebony limbs and scanty draperies were forced up against the glaring dust and sand in a flood of searching brilliancy. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z Our scanty meals, badly helped by the stone moss, told upon our health. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z The urine in the first stage of this disease is scanty, high-colored, contains a large amount of salts, and is of a high specific gravity. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Their mind is no scanty, turbid rill, rejoicing to be daily fed from a thousand others, or from the clouds. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z They found the prison a wretched place, with no medical supplies; the food scanty, and small-pox raging among the inmates. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z They were angered at capital, because it either declined altogether to embark in industrial enterprises or would only embark in them upon the condition of employing labor at the most scanty remuneration. Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z The only light or fire is that which comes from the scanty supply of seal oil. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z The discharge, if it continues, becomes scanty, thin, ichorous, or greenish. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z And presently, lifting one leg over the sill, I stretched out a hand and drew aside a scanty curtain which hid the room from view. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Trees were felled to build huts, the men toiling with scanty food, often barefoot, the snow showing the marks of their bleeding feet. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z This species interested me greatly during my observations of the- 196 - Argentine birds, but, owing to its rarity and to its recluse habits, my knowledge of it is very scanty. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Two of our company crawled out in the morning to prepare our scanty meal. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z The bowels in the wet form are sluggish, and urine scanty; in the other there is but little deviation from the normal in these respects. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z I am here with scanty protection, with few means to exact respect, a refugee, if you like, a mark for scandal, and your kinswoman. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z In this spiritless attitude they spend an hour or two warming their blood and drying the dew from their scanty dress. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z This species is found throughout the Argentine country, in dry, open situations, abounding with a scanty tree and bush vegetation. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z They entered our hut with only two small pieces of meat in their hands, enough for a scanty meal for themselves. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z In the chronic varieties of inflammation, where the exudation is but scanty, and its accumulation extended over a long period of time, there may be no pain during the entire course of the inflammation. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Outside the cottage hung a blackbird in a cage, with drooping wings and scanty plumage. The Necklace of Princess Fiorimonde and Other Stories 2012-02-26T03:00:15.647Z It breeds on the ground, clearing a circular spot, and sometimes, but not often, lining it with a scanty bed of dry grass. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Most of the Tæniopteræ seek their food by preference on the bare level ground, or where the vegetation is most scanty. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z We had burned up our lard keg for our semi-daily fire to cook our scanty meals, and now, with a sorrow that went to our hearts, began to break up the "Hope." North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z The sputum of the protracted cases contained few, small, and thin bacilli with scanty spores. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Wherefore is it then that in the published catalogues we meet with so very scanty a list of his pictures, nearly all esteemed excellent? The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. IV (of 6) from the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the Eighteenth Century 2012-02-25T03:00:10.400Z Yet on so scanty a fare this large bird not only supports itself, but becomes excessively fat. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z After she was secured, we employed ourselves looking for limpets and muscles for supper, by the light of a lanthorn, as we had good appetites, and our provisions were scanty. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z An objection may be raised by those who are not well acquainted with the quotations in the writings of the Fathers, that the materials of judgement here produced are too scanty. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z The urine, however, continued scanty, and on June 28th severe convulsions occurred. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z They were in great poverty; eked out a scanty livelihood with their needle. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z But even at this period the proofs of family bearings are very scanty. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z As she crooned over a scanty fire of two or three wet sticks, muttering to herself, and striving to warm her withered hands, I thought I beheld in her the impersonation of Want and Despair. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The scanty residuum of hostile evidence proves to be Origen and three Codexes,—of which two are cursives. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z The indications for depurative treatment are jaundiced skin and eyes, furred tongue, costive bowels, and scanty, loaded urine. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z They are not, in these days of rapid transport, so cheap as some epicures of scanty purse might desire. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z She was an extremely tall, lanky girl, narrow chested and stoop shouldered, with scanty straw-colored hair drawn into a tight knot at the back of her neck, and pale, near-sighted eyes peering through glasses. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z Here was a stretch of lofty mounds of clean white sand, five miles in length and a mile and a half in breadth, bare of all vegetation, except scanty patches of beach grass. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z But in the case of many books the existing authorities are but scanty. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z The abdomen is tympanitic; the body bathed in perspiration; the respirations rapid; the urine scanty, high-colored, and contains albumen. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Page 3 is always garnished with a female form in scanties. Storm Clouds over News Corp., but Murdoch Declares the Sun Will Shine Every Day 2011-12-10T05:25:00Z His scanty boyish beard that curled about his chin had not been trimmed for two months, and his uncut brown hair fell thickly on the collar of his coat. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z When I expressed surprise that men were willing to hazard their lives on these cockle-shells, a veteran sea-dog glanced at the scanty sail his vessel carried as he replied, "We can get somewhere." Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z From these hired-out acres comes not a small part of his scanty means, and therefore it becomes a very desirable thing that he should dispose of his ground suitably. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z Expectoration is scanty, and auscultation reveals a harsh vesicular murmur or else sibilant r�les. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Turnpenny "gave him a piece of his mind," as he said, and his language was none the less forcible because he eked out his scanty vocabulary of Spanish with racy expressions in his own vernacular. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z Behind this came the scanty score of old sailors who had formed themselves into Post Rodman R. Hardy. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z Although the reprint of 1632 gives the substance of the voyage, it is so mutilated in its details as to afford scanty satisfaction to the student. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The dreary shabbiness of her little drawing-room was accentuated by some of those attempts at decoration with which a woman of scanty means and no taste commonly surrounds herself. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z The urine is scanty and high colored; there is sometimes scalding in urination and vesical tenesmus, and at the acme of the fever traces of albumen may be detected. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z His white hair falls in rigid and scanty locks over a face more illumined and more weary than all that surrounds him in the attentive silence of the desolate forest. Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck 2012-02-19T03:00:16.920Z The first range of hills that encircles the scanty vale of human life is the horizon for the majority of its inhabitants. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z Along the upper edge appeared the interlacing roots of old trees grasping the scanty soil like monster talons. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z I signed a one-page promissory note that included the scantiest of interest to distinguish this from a gift. You?re the Boss Blog: A Surprise Offer: As Much Money as I Needed 2012-02-17T12:00:18Z When there is high fever, and especially if the secretion of urine is scanty, the following formula will be found valuable: Rx. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z The total number of sources scrutinized far exceeded the bibliography at the end of this monograph, for many of them contained data that were at best scanty and superficial and at worst totally false. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society 2012-02-17T03:00:38.253Z His education was scanty; his nurture was neglected; his discipline, if such it can be called, was to the last degree unwise. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z A scanty subsistence at most could be wrung from the soil, though Williamson, the historian of Maine, avers this was once strong and fertile in the valleys. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z A farm attached to his house was cultivated by the scholars, whose food was chiefly oatmeal: scanty diet and liberal flogging was the portion of all who displeased the master. A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors 2012-02-17T03:00:36.500Z If the urinary secretion is suspended or remains scanty, there is not usually an urgent need of using means for its restoration; for that will generally occur when the blood-vessels become replenished. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Also, scanty information was available on the territory west of the Bruneau River. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society 2012-02-17T03:00:38.253Z The evidence is scanty and by no means decisive. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z The scanty meal of cheese and oatmeal eaten, and Luke's long extemporary prayer brought to an end, the strangers were taken to one of the two upper rooms. A Little Wizard 2012-02-15T03:00:38.160Z He cuts his coat according to his cloth, and sometimes when his material runs short his intellectual garments are more scanty than decency allows. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z The initial paroxysm was severe, but without any grave cerebral symptoms; the urine grew scanty, dark, and bloody, and the oedema increased and invaded the pelvis. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Historical information on the Sheepeaters is scanty and mostly concerned with later periods. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society 2012-02-17T03:00:38.253Z Some scanty fragments of the lower part of the frescoed walls have survived; but they are not enough to give any information as to the work of Polygnotus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z Nasse's picture of the ancient English agricultural system, though drawn from scanty sources, is a very definite one. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z That part of the Exhibition is exceedingly scanty, but the best Yorkshire photographers are well represented, both in landscape and portraiture. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z On June 24th my attention was again called to the child, when the urine was found to be scanty and very albuminous. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z The scanty record we have of his exploration is of great interest. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z Its sculptural decoration appears to have been but scanty; the metopes were plain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z The scanty population of ancient times had divided only a very small part of the country into separate holdings. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Wherever the grass can grow, the cattle and goats find sustenance on the scanty herbage. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z In another instance, a child of five years, from three to four weeks after scarlet fever was noticed to have anasarca of the face and extremities, with scanty and albuminous urine. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Mrs. Karner had volunteered to attend to that, and, talking it over with Mabel, who brought some of Yetta's scanty wardrobe as a model, they had arranged a simple, becoming suit of soft brown corduroy. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z In 1891 Daninos Pasha made some excavations there which brought to light a few scanty remains of the temple of Aphroditê. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z Our case would be a hard one, because the earlier evidence is scanty, scattered, obscure, and one-sided. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The hills are bleak and bare, masses of rock covered with a scanty vegetation. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z Parties of braves were despatched in all directions to annex the scanty stores which oppression had left to the peasantry. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z She stood firmly on her feet, and had a wide, square face, about which the scanty gray locks were tightly curled. The Lucky Piece A Tale of the North Woods 2012-02-13T03:00:18.927Z When the locality was mostly fields, and the buildings on them were scanty, a person of the name of Daffodil ran up a few tenements. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z In one case the family plot may become too large, in another too scanty an allowance for the peasant household working and feeding on that plot. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Occasionally on arriving it is found that the place selected on local evidence is unsuitable, or the water is scanty or bad, and we march farther. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z So scanty is the food ration of these people that the general custom prevails of eating very little during the day and then making a feast at night of whatever food can be secured. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z He came on deck in a great rage and scanty pyjamas and mustered the crew aft, and roared at them for full ten minutes as if it was their fault. The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 2012-02-11T03:03:45.230Z During his college vacations he returned to the humble roof of his parents, and as the accommodations of the house were scanty, he looked for a place of study elsewhere. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z Their clothing is scanty, and its most distinguishing feature is a cane cap with a fringe of bearskin or feathers, which gives them a very curious appearance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Here the Ilyats, who are supposed to constitute a fifth of the rural population of Persia, are met with in large numbers, and their brown flocks and herds are still picking up a scanty subsistence. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z Their little cottage was always exquisitely clean and neat; and the children, despite of scanty clothing, and often insufficient food, looked as they were, the sons and daughters of a gentleman. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z He was tearing up fiercely the scanty grass beside him as he spoke, and there broke out a sudden fury in his face. The Bushranger's Secret 2012-02-09T03:00:14.847Z But although this plain and scanty dress forbid much fancy or variety, they were far from unadorned. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z The rains are more scanty and diminish considerably in the northern regions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Yet Fr�ulein Libussa weighed out her scanty graces to the two valiant Ritters with such prudence and acuteness, on so fair a balance, that the scale of neither rose above the other. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z This diction meant nothing to Lochinvar, except that his owner's temper was gone—and with it his scanty authority. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z All the money he had, a scanty store, was in the knapsack. The Bushranger's Secret 2012-02-09T03:00:14.847Z Women and children wandered about in the prairie seeking x for a scanty subsistence. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z They eke out their scanty returns from tilling the soil by a variety of home industries, such as making scythes, saws, bells, wooden wares, hair goods, and so forth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Their only food was such scanty fare as they could pick up in the forest, or happily meet with in some forsaken Indian settlement, or wring by violence from the natives. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z Beggars were standing by and blessing them in return for scraps of the coarse and scanty fare. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z Gray lay down with his back to him, under the scanty shade of a hillock, and drew his hat over his eyes. The Bushranger's Secret 2012-02-09T03:00:14.847Z The blackbird and the robin sought their scanty food on the banks of the brooks. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z To Norton we owe our scanty knowledge of Thomas Dalton, who flourished about the middle of the fifteenth century. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z The scanty remnants of her clothing were so torn by the thorns as to be almost useless. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z His head ached, his pulse throbbed as he lay with the scanty blankets covering him; he shivered so violently that he almost feared he should wake Sarah Ann. The Little Princess of Tower Hill 2012-02-06T03:00:11.547Z The urine is scanty, highly colored, dark straw and brown, very acid, and of high specific gravity. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers 2012-02-05T03:00:10Z But five years after Maximilian's visit to the upper river, smallpox broke out among the tribes, and carried its ravages to such an extent that bands once powerful were reduced to scanty remnants. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z All this work of the stricken inhabitants, with their replanted fruit trees and scanty stores of new implements, had to be abandoned almost at a moment's notice. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z Lewis rose early, and, having eaten nothing yesterday except his scanty meal of flour and berries, felt the pain of extreme hunger. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z Tax not the Royal Saint with vain expense, With ill-matched aims the architect, who planned, Albeit labouring for a scanty band Of white-robed scholars only, this immense And glorious work of fine intelligence. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z The desire is seldom, or else frequent, with scanty flow. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers 2012-02-05T03:00:10Z Bed clothing was scant, and money to buy still scantier. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z The reporters, with uncontrolled imaginations, turned out from the scanty material at their hands an excellent biographical sketch, that seemed and rang true, which is sufficient for the reading public. The Unpublishable Memoirs 2012-02-03T03:00:18.447Z During their march, the want of provisions was such, that if it had not been for the liberality of the Indians, who gave them a share of their own scanty supplies, they must have perished. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z The remains of the reverse are too scanty to gather what the text inscribed upon it really refers to. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z The urine showed no sand, and was very scanty. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers 2012-02-05T03:00:10Z The crown is utterly bald; the hair is scanty about the temples, but grows in thick, lank tufts on the nape. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z As to the modern fables, I fear they will yield us but a scanty harvest. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z The evidence to engage in harsh mitigation programs is very scanty. Dot Earth Blog: In Climate Fight, Tracking the Line Between Diagnosis and Treatment 2012-02-01T17:24:05Z Our knowledge of the drama during this period is scanty, and there are few extant tragedies or plays resembling tragedy. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z Stool very scanty to-day; appears difficult to do anything; seems to be quite some gas. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers 2012-02-05T03:00:10Z Although curling boasts a literature of its own and songs innumerable, yet it has received but the scantiest notice from such important Scottish writers as Scott and Burns, or from contemporary literature in general. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z "I deplore the scanty nature of your repast," he said. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z A scanty crop of gray hair covered the back of his skull, and left markedly visible the height and the narrowness of his forehead. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z You may be certain that the parson got the scantiest attention imaginable to his discourse. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z During day urine scanty, with considerable irritation, as if the muscles of the bladder were contracting, > moving about,2 . New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers 2012-02-05T03:00:10Z The original sources are very scanty, besides the cylinder containing his proclamation to the Babylonians we possess only a great many dated private documents from Babylon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z It is indeed extraordinary that such a thing should occur upon a table-land two thousand feet above sea level, where rain is ordinarily so scanty that drought is continually feared. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z Our knowledge of the religious rites of the Phrygians is extremely scanty. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Parmiter had thrown a new light upon the business tonight, and by the help of that light I arrayed afresh my scanty knowledge. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z Nose.—Dry; the inner surface of the nose covered with blood crust; scalding and very scanty brown urine. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers 2012-02-05T03:00:10Z For these scanty writings the German so-called “Schwabach” characters were used, and this custom only ceased in the middle of the 19th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z They noticed that the host was a scanty one compared with the countless myriads of preceding years. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z On a frugal and scanty sustenance the body became lean and thin, but supple, muscular, and capable of endurance; and in these hardy bodies dwelt a resolute spirit. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z I can make a consecutive sort of story, but I may well be at fault, for my knowledge is scanty, and if I am in error over the facts, I beg you. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z Here in this dim and scanty undercraft is an epitome of the English art of four centuries, precious and beautiful beyond the power of words to describe. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z Streams are few and the rainfall is scanty, averaging only 16 in. per annum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z They wound down into a hollow, through which, as one could see by the tortuous belt of stones, a little water now and then flowed, and dismounted in the scanty shadow of a ruined wall. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z Our knowledge of the life and position of the priests of Babylon is scanty. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z I paid, therefore, but a scanty attention, until, the talk having slid, as it will, from dead men to their funerals, some native began to descant upon the magnificence of Adam Mayle's. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z The remark does scanty credit to your perspicacity, and hardly flatters me. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z The scanty evidence of Dutch annalists to this effect seems confirmed by a certain coincidence in the style and treatment of father and son. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z And that was always going to be a tough — perhaps impossible — sell, with the M's fighting geography, their ballpark, their paltry lineup, and their scanty recent win totals. Princely signing means Mariners are gambling on youth 2012-01-25T02:38:04Z |
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