Word: scant
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...nationwide organization, no cadre of experienced advisers and scant prospects for raising a large campaign chest. He is emphasizing a message of fiscal austerity that puts him to the right of many Democratic primary voters. A party strategist who knows Wilder well describes his guiding philosophy as "none, zip, zero." Wilder's insistence on playing the governorship by his own quirky rules has also caused his Virginia poll numbers to sink. Says Brad Coker, president of Mason-Dixon Opinion Research: "If he ran for re-election today, he could...
...Port-au-Prince last week, there was scant evidence of who was in charge. The power vacuum was visible at military headquarters, where a handful of soldiers gazed at Cable News Network and a burly naval officer was watching Poltergeist II. He had no idea where Cedras or his aides might...
...Crimson (2-0-1 overall, 1-0-0 Ivy) completely dominated the Lions, 3-1. Columbia, in fact, showed little sign of life on Ohiri Field against the overpowering Harvard squad. Harvard recorded a whopping 46 shots on goal and 14 corner kicks, while the Lions mustered a scant three and zero, respectively...
...economy is crippled, and many citizens blame the government's mismanagement and corruption. Unemployment is estimated at 30% of the work force. Housing and consumer goods are in scant supply. The drop in world oil prices has drained petro-revenues by two-thirds, and most of the remaining earnings go to service the $25 billion foreign debt. "When I see the poverty in the streets, I feel ill," says Zena Haraigue, who won Algeria's highest medal as a freedom fighter. "The government filled its pockets and its stomachs, and now they ask what's wrong with their young people...
...easier access to other journalists' stories. Financial pressures impel sheer productivity. Reporters see career advancement coming through literary stylishness or Watergate-type exposes instead of nuts-and-bolts checking. And editors at even the most prominent places increasingly call themselves "packagers" rather than seekers of news. Thus it is scant surprise that even experienced reporters make bad judgments...