Example sentences of "[conj] can hardly be " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is saying that this good thing , this knowledge , can be used — to tell us , for example , that Amis is not a Tudor writer : but she is rather more moved to say at the same time that it ca n't or can hardly be used , devoted as she is to the thought of a separation between , in this case , Amis 's friendships and politics , his life — and his art . |
| 2 | There is one other almost essential ingredient of the romantic suspense story that can hardly be avoided and yet which perhaps presents difficulties to anyone whose interest is more in the human relationships that are the core of this kind of book than in physical action and violence , things which seem to belong more properly to the thriller . |
| 3 | Bruges goes to bed early and can hardly be said to be throbbing with night-life . |
| 4 | Moon rats have an irritable nature and can hardly be described as attractive . |
| 5 | She will not say what the item is , claiming ( reasonably ) that she wo n't divulge the secret of a valuable or important item to people she does not know and can hardly be expected to trust . |
| 6 | But references to meanings are generally based on certain accidental characteristics that act as contextual code signals in communication , and can hardly be treated as part of the " essential description " of their referents . |
| 7 | Instant philosophy , philosophy that springs into being in the bath or on the television screen , is fun , but can hardly be serious . |
| 8 | Both are very effective but can hardly be rated sporting in our terms . |
| 9 | Jesus is attached to him , but can hardly be said to confide in him . |