Word: meagerness
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Larger groups on campus also often feel the pinch of meager resources...
...meanwhile, announced that former FBI and CIA director William Webster would review the practices of the IRS?s criminal investigative division. Van Voorst believes that while the agency badly needs reforming, ?the IRS is probably as bad as any other government agency, but no worse.? That, of course, is meager consolation for the victims of IRS zeal -- and they?re the ones who?ll have the mike in the days to come...
Mahon's former strategic importance is captured in a visually exciting museum in British-built Fort Marlborough, near the harbor mouth. Quieter testimony can be found in the small, peaceful harborside cemetery, whose chipped slate gravestones carry pitifully meager details of the young seamen buried there--all that remains of an early 19th century American naval presence on the island. Elsewhere in the broad sweep of the harbor, several tiny islands, which formerly housed military and quarantine hospitals, highlight Minorca's colorful past...
...realized that to ignore this man would be to ignore a fellow human being who deserved as much respect as anyone else. Instead, I told him the truth about my meager donation as I deposited my remaining four pennies in his cup. He was appreciative, I think more because I spoke to him than for my four pennies...
...delighted to see the Lipper's funds being put to such immediate good use in the Medical School," said Knowles, yet his enthusiasm belies the disappointing result of this donation: Harvard surrendered its chance to become a leader in Holocaust research after a disappointingly meager and questionable search in this vital area. With a greater effort, Harvard easily could have found someone for this important position...