Incubators tend to be small units in much larger firms, addressing a universe of possibility with scant resources.

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"We should not be sending our scant resources up in smoke, " she added.

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The government has scant resources to fight the problems.

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She set her sights on Central America, a region with many young children and scant financial resources.

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"The resources at his disposal have been scant to say the least, but he has almost achieved a miracle in winning three titles on the trot, " he said.

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