There is, however, scant accountability.

But there is scant evidence to support this view.

They were but another sign of the scant political honeymoon she enjoyed.

Japan would annex Korea in 1910, with scant protest from other powers.

There is scant chance of that if Trump is the party s standard bearer.

There was scant need to convince scientists of the importance of basic research.

But the evidence for believing that euroization can precede sufficient institutional reforms is scant.

So Greece s economy has scant ability to create sustained productivity growth and high human satisfaction.

The DPJ has had scant time to make up for what the LDP has long neglected.

They have no access to political and economic power in a society that considers them of scant value.

Deficient education, infrastructure, security, and courts, together with endemic corruption and scant entrepreneurial dynamism, militate against excessive optimism.

According to an old Chinese saying, a just cause enjoys abundant support, while an unjust cause finds scant support.

It draws scant media attention or celebrity firepower, which are often crucial to attracting charitable donations to a cause.

The state is seen as a vehicle for ensuring social justice, and there are scant references to sharia principles.

The eight scant years of his pontificate were important in the political, scientific, and literary history of the world.

Bachelet s margin of victory was far larger than the scant 31,000 votes that brought Lagos to power in January 2000.

Serbian national and mainstream media have largely ignored the case, and those outlets that did cover it offered scant reporting.

The problem for Khamenei and thus for those negotiating with Iran is that there is scant benefit for him in success.

This structure could only have been devised to suck in as many customers as possible with scant regard for long term consequences.

Moreover, for developing countries that were foolish enough to sign such agreements, the evidence is that the benefits, if any, have been scant.

But, given a global economic environment that promises scant sustainable growth in the coming years, things could otherwise get very tough very soon.

In Afghanistan, that so called war has essentially been based on eradication campaigns and alternative livelihood projects, which have achieved only scant results.

Many of us work for or hold stock in commercial organizations that seem to pay scant regard to national tax or regulatory authorities.

But such proofs had scant effect on their opponents, who shout that globalization aggravates poverty and inequality while blighting communities and the environment.

The domestic policy focus in Europe has been to cut deficits, with scant attention to reforms or investments aimed at boosting medium term growth.

Foreign employers are appalled by the poor quality of Thailand s education system, whose graduates have little foreign language proficiency and possess scant analytical skills.

Countries with command economies and scant experience of democracy are about to become full members of the Union, after a decade of rapid transformation.

He is wagering his scant remaining authority on the talks success, and Palestinians will be counting down his days in office should he fail.

Even though reform bolstered economic growth by improving productivity in the non agricultural economy, scant progress was made in raising the living standards of the poor.

There have been similar incidents before in the same area, with scant coverage in mainstream media, as the writer and activist collective The Multicultural Politic wrote

In Taiwan, discussion of the gender factor has been scant, however, the reason being that public attitudes over women's participation in politics have changed for the better.

The Greeks themselves have traditionally blamed this decline on an invasion by another wave of Greek people, the Dorians, although there is scant archaeological evidence for this view.

He has always shown scant regard for his people s plight, and he still expects to get two thirds or more of the oil and food he needs from China.

Others admit to having scant regard for religion, but say that Pakistan has come to mean so little to them that their religion supersedes their loyalty to the country.

But, given the scant interest of European Union members in transferring further competences (and juicy international positions) to the EU level, the chances that this solution will prevail seem remote.

America, eager to bring both Ukraine and Georgia into NATO, felt scant need to consider Russian concerns, convinced that the Kremlin would have no choice but to bow to the inevitable.

According to the scant information he s provided about himself, he is well spoken because he comes from an intelligentsia family and was a straight A student in school and at the university.

Then there are those who believe that EU enlargement has prevented greater deepening, and who, with scant regard for the past or the future, argue that pursuing the latter requires abandoning the former.

A new labor code has been adopted, but delivers scant liberalization because it does not reduce the mandatory severance pay of three months' salary and enhances the role of the official trade unions.

The constitution says that power belongs to the people, but in reality the rights of the people belong to the Communist Party and its leaders, from whom workers and peasants receive scant attention.

But the evidence for believing that euroization can precede sufficient institutional reforms is scant. Moreover, it is based on the experiences of diverse emerging market countries whose relevance for postcommunist economies is questionable.

The constitution says that power belongs to the people, but in reality the rights of the people belong to the Communist Party and its leaders, from whom workers and peasants receive scant attention.

Then there are those who believe that EU enlargement has prevented greater deepening, and who, with scant regard for the past or the future, argue that pursuing the latter requires abandoning the former.

Back when Comroe made his study of medical advances, he was directing his arguments to the public and their elected representatives. There was scant need to convince scientists of the importance of basic research.

There was scant hope that my life would be better than that of my mother and, more dispiriting, even less hope that I would be able to build a better life for my young daughter.