31.   But there is scant hard evidence that mergers, hostile or friendly, have in fact generated the promised efficiencies.

32.   But there is still scant evidence to suggest that he condones the idea of a free press.

33.   But today there is scant evidence of the short-lived boom that he set in motion.

34.   But there is scant evidence here to support that view.

35.   Chemical poisons also have long been suspects, but there has been scant evidence of any clear links.

36.   Despite scant evidence that talking on a cellular telephone causes traffic accidents, New York banned using handheld cell phones while driving.

37.   Dreyfuss is also blessed with a face that bears scant evidence of age or ill-spent youth.

38.   Even a covert CIA operation to overthrow the Iraqi leader that was authorized by Clinton this year offers scant evidence of real determination.

39.   Even from this scant evidence, a consensus emerges.

40.   Even supporters of the ban acknowledge that there is scant empirical evidence linking hand-held telephones to accidents.