As a result, they are small, scrappy, able to live on the leanest diet and willing to do whatever it takes to survive.

I also check for pale leaves before fertilizing; most plants want a lean diet during autumn and winter.

It was not the kind of repast that Germany would approve of since turning to a leaner diet two years ago.

The plants seem to thrive best with a lean diet and good air circulation.

I lost 25 pounds, went to a leaner diet and joined a health club.

Like their cousins the morning glories, they do best on a lean diet.

Today, a growing number of professional football teams are going for leaner diets and turning to registered dietitians instead of coaches for advice on sensible nutrition.

When the Jets shifted to a leaner diet three years ago, some players accused the team of being cheap.

In the last two decades they had mined ice, inflated high-tech greenhouses, and grown crops, and were never in danger of lean diets.

This show can only suggest the complexities of Mary Magdalene's many identities, but it and its catalog do very well on a rather lean diet of images.