1.  For immigrants with meager means and little formal education, restaurants were one of the few arenas of opportunity.

2.  Raised in a solidly Democratic household of meager means, he made his way in politics through devotion to the Republican Party.

3.  Some do it because they are, like many immigrants, of meager means and believe that the military offers economic and social mobility.

4.  The Reds are playing beyond their meager means.

5.  To be sure, affluent people always have been able to purchase better accommodations than those with meager means.