be parsimonious

Instructors and research advisors should have high expectations of all students, but they should not be parsimonious in providing micro-affirmations to students whenever an opportunity arises and praise them for their effort instead of brilliance or intelligence.

“Sometimes during a pickup it was advisable to be parsimonious as a diplomat with statements of how much one believed or disbelieved,” Crain writes.

Micron therefore has no need to be parsimonious and it has some catching up to do anyway.

Less sunlight reaches the poles, which means the lander and rover must be parsimonious with power.

That could happen if budget-conscious administrators encouraged doctors and hospitals to be parsimonious in using high-tech imaging.