The bright sun coming in the uncurtained windows of the rooms that were still whole made the spartan existence that the two of them had been living here all very clear and plain.

Judging from a guided tour, residents of the Hsinchu camp lead a regimented and rather spartan existence, but by no means a brutal one.

During the voyage, the bishop engages the fishermen in conversation after overhearing them discuss a remote island nearby their course where three old hermits lived a spartan existence focused on seeking "salvation for their souls."

Many, largely from Senegal, but also from numerous other West African countries, become peddlers, or taxi drivers, working for a few years, living a spartan existence, sending money home, and then returning there themselves.

He had no benefactor to support him and lived a spartan existence:

They said there was pressure on members to be 24-Hour Angels, leading a spartan existence depending on the group for food, clothing and incidentals while devoting all their time to the group's work and being on call.

He was far from well off, but Mr. Wells showed little interest in money or possessions, living a spartan existence with few complaints, friends said.

Home Is Where The Light Is Mr. Mancini lives a spartan existence.

They live a spartan existence in mobile homes, with much of their day devoted to language lessons.

There he led a spartan existence often sitting for hours in a contemplative state in preparation for the bout.