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scarce ADJ

scarce
نَادِر
scarce
عَزِيز

scarce ADV

scarce
بالكد
scarce
بالجهد

scarce ADJ

scarce
قَلِيل
scarce
شَحِيح
scarce
زَهِيد
scarce
ضَئِيل

scarce

be scarce VB

scarce currency

scarce resources

be scarce or insufficient VB

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It was historically made during the harvest season and was eaten as a "banchan" (small side dish) when vegetables were scarce during winter.
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A thick coat of blubber insulates its body and provides energy when food is scarce or during fasting.
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Simply put, humans place a higher value on an object that is scarce, and a lower value on those that are abundant.
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This was considered an important measure of breeder performance in early years, when uranium was thought to be scarce.
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A war erupted between faeries, human, and others seeking the scarce power of mana that was left.
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The very early bobbin laces were probably made freehand, as pins were scarce, coarse, and expensive.
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Seamen were scarce and recruiting was slow, delaying the ship's maiden voyage.
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This practice became particularly prominent following the devastation of the phylloxera epidemic in the 19th century when the supply of expensive premium wine was scarce.
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Detractors of both proposals simply claim that the data collected to prove by comparativism the existence of both families is scarce, wrong and non sufficient.
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Although automobiles had already existed for decades, their adoption had been limited, and they were still mostly scarce and expensive.
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