Example sentences of "[pers pn] 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 But it can hardly be said that the relationship between the two sectors has been as mutually productive as it might be .
4 It can hardly be said that anything very surprising emerges in the pupils ’ criticism of teachers .
5 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 .
6 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 .
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