The Aidarovs describe a spartan life for themselves and their friends, with little heat and electricity in the winter and little food ever.

It was very pleasant to be fussed over again; she had begun to get used to her spartan life at the clinic.

It is known that Sweerts himself lived a rather spartan life, and that late in 1661 he embarked for China with a party of missionaries.

Even after experiencing the spartan life of a training farm, Käthe Fischel found conditions at this orthodox hostel hard to take.

He said he led a "spartan life" at school to save money.

Even with new income from books and commercial sales, Callahan lives a spartan life in the Portland studio apartment.

They have built a spartan life.

We lived a very spartan life," says Eva,"but I can't ever remember thinking other kids had a lot, and we hadn't.

Until then, he said, he presumably has to continue his spartan life, sleeping in a cell at Camp Zeist, deprived of family and friends.

Amte followed Gandhi's way of living and taru, and led a spartan life.