Example sentences of "can hardly be [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nimue or the Lily Maid would require a model and the Princess can hardly be asked for so much of her time , though I hope she may think the time spent on ‘ Christabel before Sir Leoline ’ was not wholly wasted . |
| 2 | This can hardly be said for composers such as Webern , whose fifty-odd songs have accompaniments which are almost undistinguishable one from another and are certainly unmemorable . |
| 3 | The methods used to construct price indices for commodities ( wheat , gold , oil ) or stocks and bonds can hardly be used for art . |
| 4 | This must not detract from the enormous value of May 's pioneer work in publishing such large collections , and he can hardly be blamed for being the victim , as we all are in turn , of the limitation of the knowledge and ideas of the day . |
| 5 | A clear and detailed historical account of this event is given by Ammianus Marcellinus , who has always been accepted as one of the more reliable of the ancient historians , although it has been recently pointed out by Professor Malcolm Todd that Theodosius I was the patron of Marcellinus , who can hardly be blamed for enlarging on the achievements of the father of the Emperor . |
| 6 | On the other hand , the City Council can hardly be blamed for wanting to sponsor large crowd-pulling cultural events in what is undoubtedly the most obvious place for them , right among the country 's leading museums and near its most prestigious concert-hall . |
| 7 | ‘ People can hardly be blamed for this misconception when one considers how often the media , particularly the tabloid press , come out with it . |