Her "meager" allowance, she said, prevented her from buying branded goods that her hostel-mates enjoyed.
Since then, the woman has experienced financial difficulties due to her inability to find a job and receiving meager retirement benefits, while her husband reportedly "lived a good life".
One day after she retired, she went to the bank and discovered, to her great surprise, that her meager monthly savings had grown to over $150, 000.
Yet, sincerity and hard work had yielded only meager returns, and I was willing to try anything.
Instead of lunching with my business associates, I would seek out some cheap cafe, order a meager meal and scribble my harmony exercises.
While we meager humans can only hear sounds up to 20,000 Hz, dogs can hear up to 60,000 Hz.
That night, after school, I took our meager contributions to the school principal.
This holiday blunder can inadvertently cause problems, making the appropriately priced offerings look meager by comparison.
Yet, sincerity and hard work had yielded only meager returns, and I was willing to try anything.
Rather than sniffing out a meager existence, this keen eyed hunter with a panoramic view of the river and lake beneath, was simply waiting for the appropriate time to swoop and capture his prey.
1 billion in 2014 and the meager $6.
They farmed and produced silk for a meager living.
The villagers, suffering a meager harvest and the many years of war, quickly hid what little they had to eat and met the three at the village square, wringing their hands and bemoaning the lack of anything to eat.
We're meager fishermen, men from the shore.
A billionaire eats no more than three meals a day and sleeps in one bed at night while a family living on a meager salary can be very happy and healthy.
Better not joke with such a girl" He took up the bag again and carried it to the washerwoman "I'll come back later for everything," he said rapidly "I have to get home right away because Lucia is sick" So the family was finally reunited Since Lucia had also carried off great sums of the Devil's money, they were now able to live in comfort and happiness They planted a cross before the door, and from then on, the Devil kept his distance (Langhe) NOTES: "Silver Nose" (Il naso d'argento)
That night, after school, I took our meager contributions to the school principal.
Miss Martha became concerned; her sympathetic heart ached to add some delicacy to his meager purchase, but her courage failed.
Yet, sincerity and hard work had yielded only meager returns, and I was willing to try anything.
Instead of lunching with my business associates, Iwould seek out some cheap café, order a meager meal and scribble myharmony exercises.