1.   American and French diplomats are not allowed to leave their compounds, so have scant chance to glean any meaningful intelligence.

2.   And he has lost his job, with scant chances of working here as a journalist again.

3.   But most officials acknowledge that there is scant chance of getting federal or state funds for big new dams.

4.   His plan for a new anti-Kremlin movement drew catcalls when he first hinted at it earlier this month, and most experts give it scant chance of quick success.

5.   Judging from Eurodollar futures, or dollars on deposit outside the country, investors now see scant chance the central bank will raise interest rates before March.

6.   Some antitrust experts say that there is scant chance that the Justice Department and states could prevail with a tying claim.

7.   Their bill, so far given scant chance of passage, would constitute the most far-reaching change of the system since Watergate.

8.   The winners will play on, while the losers will have little to show for it and scant chance of raising more money.

9.   There was scant chance he would breathe again without the ventilator.

10.   Welfare reform legislation is pending in Congress but has scant chance of winning the approval of congressional Republicans and the White House.