| As principal of its primary school, he knew its life intimately, and was depressed by its meagerness. |
| There was no reason now why he should continue the meagerness of their present life. |
| Despite the meagerness of his military career and his own later hostility to militarism, there is no evidence that he ever opposed IRA actions during the war of independence. |
| The meagerness of the funds allotted for the ReadyReturn program reflects the strength of its political opponents, Mr. Chiang said. |
| This is proved in the behavior of the committee and in the meagerness of the public's interest. |
| The outstanding notes of his boyhood had been poverty and meagerness. |
