The paltry amount of snow was not enough to ski on. From LearnThat.org.
He considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Boston, which was once again paltry on the power play. From Wordnik.com. [NHL - National Hockey League - Ottawa vs. Boston] Reference
Small societies of excluded lepers live miserably in paltry huts. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
And then, you whine and fret for what you yourself call a paltry matter!. From Wordnik.com. [Raspberry Jam] Reference
As you know, of course, the U.S. being criticized for what some called a paltry and slow response to this humanitarian crisis. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 2, 2005] Reference
The King County Council called their paltry recommendation a "political victory" for us. From Wordnik.com. [Where The Blubber Meets the Road] Reference
And for this paltry sum (paltry, that is, to a man of his means) he had wrecked his reputation, and all the possibilities of his career. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, February 6, 1892] Reference
Mr. Matus also forecasts a "paltry" 35,000 increase. From Wordnik.com. [Philadelphia Fed Survey] Reference
In view of the "paltry" reasons given for the decisions on. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
It was kind of paltry to begin with and he's already been relegated to the toilet bowl of campaign trivia. From Wordnik.com. [Bob Franken: The Surprise Tardy] Reference
That's slow and that's kind of paltry, but the bottom line is that's exactly what it was at the end of 2007. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 30, 2008] Reference
The "paltry" budgetary allocation to the Justice Vote would have to be addressed if the Department was to succeed in its task. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
As for the gas rebate, paltry is right. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ThinkFast: May 1, 2006] Reference
Age Concern member John Nicolle said the rise was 'paltry'. From Wordnik.com. [This Is Guernsey] Reference
Letting the ag industry oversee itself with "paltry" guidelines would be like having. From Wordnik.com. [Freep.com - RSS] Reference
By contrast, floating-rate sales comprised a "paltry" 5% of the year's issuance in 2010. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The discussion in Essay: Quantifying Order led to my being blocked after my research was branded "paltry". From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
The Radeon HD 4870 with its "paltry" 512MB of RAM seems to be, on paper at least, weaker than its GTX 260 competition. From Wordnik.com. [[H]ardOCP [H] Enthusiast Article Feed] Reference
One of the restaurants with the tipping policy admits that the amount it receives in tips is "paltry" even in a good month. From Wordnik.com. [ Resort Reviews - Sparklette] Reference
Energy & Commerce subcommittee. research for safety, accident prevention and spill response is "paltry" by comparison, said. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Top Stories] Reference
At best, you would have been forced into some kind of paltry work just to support me -- and where would be the good of our marriage?. From Wordnik.com. [The Emancipated] Reference
Many feel that this punishment is "paltry", considering the lakhs (hundreds) of rupees that change hands in every illegal transplant. From Wordnik.com. [Bloggers.Pakistan] Reference
Penning, a government minister, said he would be writing to the attorney-general to investigate how such a "paltry" fine could be imposed. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
Both make yields of around 1%-1. 25% on bonds look "paltry" and suggest that China may eventually have to offer higher rates to shift debt. From Wordnik.com. [MoneyWeek RSS - All] Reference
"paltry" and said it showed "how out of touch the management of this company really is". From Wordnik.com. [Mirror.co.uk - News] Reference
Economic growth is paltry (a projected 1.6 percent this year). From Wordnik.com. [Gloria's Poverty Problem] Reference
That may seem a paltry offering, but it's a far cry from nothing. From Wordnik.com. [The Disappearing Mind] Reference
In light of these systemic problems, efforts to retrain peasants seem paltry. From Wordnik.com. [The Rape Of Paradise] Reference
The price of managing this fund, which is paltry by international standards, keeps going up. From Wordnik.com. [Venture Capital] Reference
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