Assertion: dearth | /r/CapableOf | dent population growth
Facets:
value: rarely
type: DEGREE
value: for more than a few years
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Even though the theories of Thomas Malthus would predict that famines reduce the size of the population commensurate with available food resources, in fact even the most severe famines have rarely dented population growth for more than a few years.