Anka Clarke has described herself as a "scarcely living pregnant skeleton" at this point.
Yet her story, and those of other successful women entrepreneurs, are scarcely in the public eye.
Though the recession ended last year, labour-market conditions have scarcely improved in much of the country.
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's prime minister, leads a four-party ruling coalition that barely coalesces and scarcely rules.
To date, there has been scarcely any opportunity for a rigorous review of the rolls.
That's scarcely more tangible than a man's thoughts--a thing to be copied and shared, not sold.
Kildall died in a brawl, scarcely remembered outside Silicon Valley for his seminal contribution.
But a bigger market beckons, one that Daktronics has scarcely begun to exploit: LED billboards.
Now that they employ just one worker in eight, a mass exodus is scarcely possible.
Secondly, that main concern of many Americans - the economy - was scarcely mentioned.
But they have scarcely begun to do all that they can do for the little investor.
The stakes could scarcely be higher - the long-term vitality of America's economy is at stake.
The Tribune is scarcely alone in its efforts to sell itself in some fashion.
As it is, the stock is scarcely ahead of where it was a decage ago.
They may scarcely show up before Mr Fox comes to the end of his term.
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His brand of Mormonism might at times have been extra-planetary, but it was scarcely otherworldly.
Until recently, says a leading Gypsy campaigner, his people scarcely spoke of the Holocaust at all.
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In such a climate the negative consequences of these developments are scarcely recognised, let alone discussed.
Vivid personalities, constant upheavals and Chagall's scarcely believable blunders make for barely a dull page.
Algeria had, until recent days, scarcely featured on the mental maps of most British politicians.
The Russian avant-garde painting of the early 20th century is scarcely less wondrous in its way.
With job growth scarcely topping 100, 000, the March employment report was much weaker than expected.
Its exposure to Germany, where it makes 90% of its sales, has scarcely helped.
After all, an alternative who is both palatable and viable is scarcely in evidence.
As a result, it is scarcely an exaggeration to say that Mr Dornbusch reinvented international macroeconomics.
But at the moment the big component providers are scarcely in the shape to do anything.
At first, the grey, austere Mr Jospin seemed scarcely more likely to warm the cockles.
Scarcely less comforting is the "new direction" Senator Kerry would seemingly chart on the home front.
Many recommendations for structural reform and liberalisation will scarcely be more palatable to Mr Hollande.
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