Apple refuses to use Ogg Theora in Safari because of what it calls scant hardware support and an "uncertain patent landscape.". From Wordnik.com. [The Register] Reference
But scant is robust evidence at early developmental stages for a lower dN/dS ratio. From Wordnik.com. [2008 December - Telic Thoughts] Reference
Our country was not a nation of what may be called scant rainfall. From Wordnik.com. [CASTRO SPEAKS AT INRA-DAP MERGER] Reference
(To avoid the repetition of few the affected word scant has been admitted). From Wordnik.com. [Style.] Reference
He heard Emily scream his name a scant second before the darkness claimed him. From Wordnik.com. [One Pink Rose] Reference
No parents, no brothers or sisters and forbidden even to call her scant-remaining relative fondly. From Wordnik.com. [Dearly Beloved] Reference
Nonetheless, color photos from Depression-era America are scant, which is what makes these so wonderful. From Wordnik.com. [Gizmodo] Reference
"scant" -- that he was unable even to stammer out a suitable greeting. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works] Reference
Maybe, if she hadn't even found that kind of scant shelter, not a roof at all. From Wordnik.com. [The Robin And The Kestrel]
I noticed something was odd about this recipe when it used words like "scant" and "generous" instead of exact measurements. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-08-01] Reference
Why, call it scant; affect no compromise. From Wordnik.com. [Aurora Leigh] Reference
Argentina NEWS > Farmers see 'scant' progress in talks. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Paulsen, provided only "scant" supervision of this highly risky enterprise. From Wordnik.com. [IPI PolicyBytes] Reference
Travellers 'knowledge of football World Cup host country South Africa is' scant '. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph] Reference
These rails should be kept a "scant" 1/8 in. below the top edges of the chest proper. From Wordnik.com. [Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2] Reference
You’ve made up your mind based on what I would describe as scant and misleading evidence. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » The Cost of Cooling the Climate:] Reference
The Assembly should not limit its work to long debates that had "scant" practical effect on the ground. From Wordnik.com. [Media Newswire] Reference
Bunema's corner gave him the kind of scant advice that suggested Alex was not there to win-and his corner knew it. From Wordnik.com. [Doghouse Boxing News] Reference
"scant" herself - assuring her that it was OK for her to buy a little from time to time. From Wordnik.com. [BeanRocket Blog Communities Lastest Posts] Reference
Cesar is a randy old monster with scant regard for women. From Wordnik.com. [The Gastronomical She] Reference
She's wearing only her scant red-and-white outfit and one shoe. From Wordnik.com. [Exclusive: Battle Lines Are Drawn Over Duke Rape Charge] Reference
A perfect Swiss watch of a book: it weighs in at a scant 135 pages. 2. From Wordnik.com. [Ann Patchett] Reference
There is scant evidence that long prison terms alone are causing the drop. From Wordnik.com. [It's Time To Open The Doors Of Our Prisons] Reference
If they use them, bodyguards are scant protection against a well-planned ambush. From Wordnik.com. [Shark Attacks] Reference
For the year ended in April, the consumer price index was up a scant 2.5 percent. From Wordnik.com. [Is Inflation Really Dead?] Reference
Among congressional Democrats there is scant affection and less respect for Clinton. From Wordnik.com. [A Weird Sincerity] Reference
Both are city-states with scant natural resources, driven to grow by a strong leader. From Wordnik.com. [NOT JUST VEGAS] Reference
I begin with little more than the scant knowledge that there is an audience out there. From Wordnik.com. [They Love Me, They Love Me Not] Reference
And appeals courts don't overturn jury verdicts unless there's scant evidence of guilt. From Wordnik.com. [SHELTER FROM THE STORM?] Reference
The company's sole focus was on cars, with scant attention to the people who built them. From Wordnik.com. [More Than A Tune-Up] Reference
Spying is an aspect of NFL competition that has warranted scant attention from fans and sportswriters alike. From Wordnik.com. [NFL Spy Games] Reference
The FBI has turned up scant evidence that the Taiwanese-born physicist gave nuclear-weapons designs to Beijing. From Wordnik.com. [The Nuclear Spy Case Suffers A Meltdown] Reference
All this the Swiss gladly did for fat fees and by paying scant interest in return (secrecy was interest enough). From Wordnik.com. [Switzerland's Reckoning] Reference
It may be, but as yet, the evidence is scant from either conventional economic statistics or mainstream forecasts. From Wordnik.com. [Hold The Hysteria (For Now)] Reference
More than 700 people started lining up at 6: 30 a.m. to interview for a scant 18 tech jobs with the City of Huntington Beach. From Wordnik.com. [Tarnished Gold] Reference
His National Awakening Party (PKB) has scant hope of such a win, but he's indispensable as the glue that unites the three-party alliance. From Wordnik.com. [Three Against The Past] Reference
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