Several times he fell and could barely rise to his feet to go on.

The sun had barely risen when he opened his eyes with a start.

Late last night the Sun was just barely rising; this morning it's five degrees high.

His voice rose barely above a whisper yet cut like steel.

The sun in early November was so far south it barely rose above the horizon.

Her voice barely rose above a whisper, even when addressing the group.

For Washington men working full time, incomes barely rose, with inflation taken into account, to $40,687 a year from $40,267.

The company's costs have barely risen since then, which in another industry might be something to brag about.

The following morning, however, with the sun barely risen, the telephone scared the hell out of me by working.

While the economy is stronger than it was a year ago, the inflation rate has barely risen.