paucity
Example Sentences
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He resigned as president after a faculty no-confidence vote following his delivery of a speech suggesting the paucity of women in science and engineering might be connected to differences in their aptitude for the subjects.
In 2005, as president, Summers delivered a speech suggesting the paucity of women in science and engineering might be connected to a difference in the distribution of aptitude.
Some critics claim the paucity of opposition provided in Group K may have given a false impression of England's quality.
From Barron's
After the blazes, there was a paucity of information about its losses and whether it could cover them.
From Los Angeles Times
Still, a relative paucity of visible failures isn’t the same thing as an all-clear signal for all borrowers.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
