| As principal of its primary school, he knew its life intimately, and was depressed by its meagerness. |
| But the long-term consequences, as Porter recognized, overshadowed the meagerness of the fight. |
| One patient just recently began collecting social security and was complaining about the meagerness of her payments. |
| This is proved in the behavior of the committee and in the meagerness of the public's interest. |
| The meagerness of the funds allotted for the ReadyReturn program reflects the strength of its political opponents, Mr. Chiang said. |
| In the end, due to the meagerness of both our resources and our carpentry skills, we settled on a balance constructed of wood and a precariously balanced wire hanger. |
