Example sentences of "[coord] 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 | Bruges goes to bed early and can hardly be said to be throbbing with night-life . |
| 3 | Moon rats have an irritable nature and can hardly be described as attractive . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Instant philosophy , philosophy that springs into being in the bath or on the television screen , is fun , but can hardly be serious . |
| 7 | Both are very effective but can hardly be rated sporting in our terms . |
| 8 | Jesus is attached to him , but can hardly be said to confide in him . |