Today, of course, after the years that have elapsed, it looks a puny and inadequate measure.
I do not think it was a puny defence.
It carries on its relentless tearing away at the structures that man builds and makes his efforts seem puny.
It is a rather flabby and puny affair.
The most interesting thing is the puny efforts that have been made with regard to food.
Welcome as they are, the measures are puny when placed alongside the problem facing young people leaving school today.
It took several years of proper feeding before that undersized, puny child had straight limbs on which to walk.
In this puny little measure they have decided to reduce the number of doctors overall and to introduce 12 nurses—although people disagree about this number.
