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Sparse in sentence

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In fact, it would really, in the absence of these machines, have made the attendance here, Chris, really quite sparse.
Because, it turns out that the fascinating thing about science is also a fascinating thing about children, which, to put a gentler spin on Mark Twain, is precisely their ability to draw rich, abstract inferences rapidly and accurately from sparse, noisy data.
I've just shown you two laboratory experiments out of literally hundreds in the field that make similar points, because the really critical point is that children's ability to make rich inferences from sparse data underlies all the species-specific cultural learning that we do.
At the same time, the feathers spread across the bodies of dinosaurs, turning from sparse patches of fuzz into dense plumage, which even extended down to their legs.
Letting just a small proportion of cells signal at any one time, known as sparse coding, uses the least energy, but carries the most information.
A drawback of sparse coding within a huge number of neurons is its cost.
At the highest rating on the scale, these balding areas meet and expand dramatically, eventually leaving only a ring of sparse hair around the temples and the back of the head.
But research is sparse and there are no simple answers.
Using these algorithms, we're able to piece together pictures from this sparse, noisy data.
He lived in an area where the roads were sparse and there had been massive shortages of health workers.
What you notice here is that these snapshots taken from the output of the retina chip are very sparse, right?
And this is the same thing you see when people compress video to send: they want to make it very sparse, because that file is smaller.
While the fossil record between these time frames in Africa is relatively sparse, the fossils nonetheless demonstrated certain trends from our earliest ancestors to modern humans.
Hormones are why I have a deeper voice and some sparse whiskers on my neck and a giant pimple on my chin.
And the Great Firewall of China is a set of observation points that assume that media is produced by professionals, it mostly comes in from the outside world, it comes in relatively sparse chunks, and it comes in relatively slowly.
Relatively sparse number of producers.
Gags are sparse and mostly uninspired.
It is repeated 15 times, with very sparse dialogue.
The special effects are laughable; there is a scene where one crew member is mauled (unconvincingly) by two Krites that look like a pair of teddy-bears, and the sparse humor is misplaced and dire.
For an action movie it was sparse of action and as a thriller did not thrill.
This young filmmaker has a talent for capturing his audience quickly with unusual camera work and sparse but intense scripts.
While it is not a literal biography, Schrader & his co-screenwriter Leonard Scharder (his brother) have taken several incidents from his life, including his sucide and crafted what can best be described as incidental tableaus that are visually sparse and stunning.
The almost minimalist feel to the film with sparse dialogue and almost constant music just added a whole evocative level to the film.
THE SEVEN-UPS demonstrates all that was right with the best films of the golden age: sparse dialogue, realistic acting, real locations (winter in a dirty New York has never looked better/worse), propulsive stories, and, yes, the best car chase ever filmed.
The big laughs were sparse, the plot was uninteresting, and the characters were one dimensional at best.
Dennis Hopper makes a few sparse appearances and is his usual disjointed self; his role was clearly not a stretch for him.
The Princess, though no doubt doing what she was directed to do, had no regal bearing, and all the girls seemed to lose the cleverness of their characters - also affected by unwise cuts, which not only took away the female characters already sparse dialogue, but took comments out of context - it was a little unnerving to hear the Princess proclaim; "We are wise girls to mock our lovers so!", when mocking had not taken place at all.
There s literally nothing of interest to see in this one, the killings are surprisingly sparse and when they do happen, completely amateurish.
The sets are generally sparse and feel stage-y, but do feel of the era.
Although there a few sparse ha ha moments, they are not enough to redeem this endless line of horrible drivel populated by babbling idiots.
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