Example sentences of "can hardly [be] said [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can hardly be said that the German Empire contained Prussia . |
| 2 | It can hardly be said that his optimism was fully justified , though ironically enough the supply did become more than adequate in most seasons from the middle of the century onwards , when traffic dropped away . |
| 3 | [ I ] t can hardly be said that our constitution knows of such a thing as any specific right of public meeting … . |
| 4 | But it can hardly be said that the relationship between the two sectors has been as mutually productive as it might be . |
| 5 | It can hardly be said that anything very surprising emerges in the pupils ’ criticism of teachers . |
| 6 | The last remark could be made of financial problems also , yet , even in these hard times , it can hardly be said that insoluble money problems beset over half the population of Britain . |
| 7 | Thus the question remains an open one , and it can hardly be said that the hotel proprietor had put his property to any special or unusually sensitive use . |