Example sentences of "could hardly be said " in BNC.
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| 1 | Therefore the admission which the Prime Minister wrung from him could hardly be said to have been grudging . |
| 2 | The policing of CND rallies and the miners ' strike could hardly be said from the Government 's point of view to have failed , and certainly the police did not suffer for want of legal powers . |
| 3 | The English armies could hardly be said to have been outfought since they had not yet fought at all . |
| 4 | The resistance of Ulster had not been created by British Unionists and could hardly be said to depend on them , but the knowledge of support was certainly useful to Carson and Craig in giving their plans for rebellion an official look . |
| 5 | The Prince of Wales could hardly be said to be a good luck symbol at the moment . |