Example sentences of "but this [is] hardly " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this is hardly a convincing argument when produced by an organisation that collects some £130 million , even if it also proposes to give those of its members whose works are performed outside ‘ significant venues ’ a flat fee of £75 a year . |
| 2 | ‘ But this is hardly the time or the place … ’ |
| 3 | But this is hardly an effective safeguard : how much serious consideration can be given by a Minister absent from his office , engaged in pressing matters of state ? |
| 4 | But this is hardly surprising when the most common location for these , and other , settlements is beside a source of water . |
| 5 | Each cell in this table represents an enormous variety of human work but this is hardly surprising since the total of eighteen cells covers all human work . |
| 6 | But this is hardly surprising ; such things could get you into trouble ( his ‘ promoters ’ , the Verri brothers , were already in trouble ) . |
| 7 | But this is hardly necessary in order to make valid observa-tions about how the penal system treats people unfairly , causes unnecessary suffering , does little to reduce crime and fails to punish offenders in accordance with their moral deserts . |
| 8 | But this is hardly likely to be very enlightening to someone who has never had , or is incapable of conceiving the relevant experience . |
| 9 | It is , therefore , possible by sheer verbosity to defeat the operation of the rule ; but this is hardly a method to be recommended . |