Example sentences of "it hardly [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When discussing the poor state of British film , now so negligible it hardly deserves to be referred to as an industry , it is frequently suggested that the future lies in Europe . |
| 2 | The tiborium itself is thought to be a masterpiece of Renaissance art , although it hardly seems to be in the same class as that on Santa Maria delle Grazie . |
| 3 | This signal is so established and conventional that it hardly has to be noticed . |
| 4 | The problem was n't specified — but then it hardly needs to be . |
| 5 | ‘ It hardly needs to be pointed out that industrial capitalism is phallocentric . |
| 6 | It hardly needs to be said that there is also a total rejection of moral principles . |
| 7 | Uganda , it hardly needs to be said , currently faces problems in translating the results of this experiment into practical action , but the results and experience gained have been well publicised to the obvious benefit of other systems in Africa . |
| 8 | It hardly needs to be said that Tories are capitalists , and therefore to a woman ( Tory women playing a significant role in this ) subscribe to the view that the dominance of heterosexuality , notably the White Heterosexual Family , is to be preserved come hell or high water . |
| 9 | The new partner should , it hardly needs to be said , be given an opportunity of studying the full agreement together with the firm 's accounts for , say , the last three years before being invited to sign any instrument of accession or adherence . |