If your reckoning of its worth is correct, that would be a donation an emperor could scarcely match.

Baseball could scarcely match the earthquake and its aftermath for tension and high drama.

The interior, however, scarcely matched its exterior attractions, being plain and functional.

Simply by turning my head on the pillow I was able to observe the passing scenery-though somewhat jerkily, for either the springing of the vehicle scarcely matched its appointments, or the road surface was bad: whichever the cause, I was glad my own couch was independently and quite comfortably sprung.

He knew that his love for Debera would be constant, but any love left over from Morath for him could scarcely match his commitment.

It is both a first- and a third-world country, with some people, most of them whites, living in a luxury scarcely matched anywhere else, and others barely surviving.

Roosevelt obligingly sent her a letter for the occasion; but as a fund raising device the Helen Keller Day proved disappointing, with the contributions scarcely matching the expenses, and the drive was discontinued in April.

When she and Mr. Groener do the opening scene of "Private Lives," it has an oddly sedated feeling that scarcely matches the explosive love-hate story at its center.

However, subsequent releases failed to even scarcely match the success of "Spaceman", and the band's live reputation was unfavourable.