Example sentences of "[is] hardly a " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is hardly a solution : it merely changes the subject from the mental/physical relationship to the behavioural/physical relationship . |
| 2 | WITH at most one new work a year to his name , Jonathan Burrows is hardly a prolific choreographer . |
| 3 | Refering to the Archbishop of Canterbury 's recent attack on ‘ Pharisee ’ values prevalent in Britain , he said : ‘ It is hardly a Pharisee society which puts the interests of these groups at the top of its priorities . |
| 4 | Nowadays the holding of dances , raffles , and pub talks along with the fixture has pushed up the sums enormously , although if inflation and house prices are taken into account even £50,000 or over is hardly a fortune for a man who has to find a job and keep a family . |
| 5 | This is hardly a fair comparison . |
| 6 | ‘ There is hardly a civilised Fisheries Department in the world that would not ban this sloppy , terrible method of fishing if the politicians would show some backbone . ’ |
| 7 | Fannie Mae is hardly a household name outside Washington , where it lobbies fiercely , and Wall Street , for whom it is a big client . |
| 8 | ‘ Justification by faith ’ is hardly a common expression these days , even in the Church , and we can very easily misunderstand what it means . |
| 9 | ‘ It is hardly a question a sane person can answer . |
| 10 | The impulse to put safety first is understandable enough , but it is hardly a formula either for dynamism or for originality . |
| 11 | But this is hardly a convincing argument when produced by an organisation that collects some £130 million , even if it also proposes to give those of its members whose works are performed outside ‘ significant venues ’ a flat fee of £75 a year . |
| 12 | Repairing electric motors is hardly a growth business ( British Coal is not the only customer in long-term decline ) and Dowding already has about a quarter of the market . |
| 13 | The rear bar which protect-the back of the cab is hardly a substantial piece of engineering and i-too flimsy to tie anything to . |
| 14 | It is hardly a relaxed area of human activity . ’ |
| 15 | As the work of a man who is not only a poet but a Catholic poet , Paradiso is hardly a typical case , but the sheer volume of fiction produced in Spanish America in recent decades — and continues to be produced — scarcely betokens a general collapse of confidence in the written word , and it is noteworthy that Cabrera Infante 's Three Trapped Tigers , for example , re-creates the atmosphere of pre-revolutionary Havana even as it casts doubt on the feasibility of such an enterprise . |
| 16 | Authorship is hardly a hot issue these days . |
| 17 | This is hardly a climate in which educational innovation could flourish . |
| 18 | The Greek word eucharisto means to rejoice and give thanks , so the Eucharist or communion is hardly a time to be sad . |
| 19 | There is hardly a public library in the country which does not have , under one heading or another , a ‘ local studies ’ section , and these are vital sources to the student of local history . |
| 20 | It is hardly a crisis . |
| 21 | In this way practising is hardly a burden , but something that gives a feedback of energy . |
| 22 | I would suggest , however , that breeding 10 neons is hardly a success , as with soft water he would probably have had 100+ fry . |
| 23 | The Mondays amble on , Shaun in customary pose , his expensive jacket fully fastened ( contrary to a recent report it is hardly a ‘ mail order blouson ’ — when will people finally realise that the Mondays do n't wear Joe Bloggs ? ) , hands in pockets . |
| 24 | There is hardly a protuberance to disturb the airflow , save for two half-pear-shaped castings ( the step to wither wingwalk , ) , and small pairs of lifting handles by the tailplane and just aft of the cabin for the purpose of getting in . |
| 25 | The usual gibes about ‘ Romantic imprecision ’ have no weight here , but then this is hardly a Romantic poem . |
| 26 | J. H. Eaton , a magistrate , declared : ‘ It almost goes without saying that there is hardly a case that comes before our courts , to which the natives are parties , in which this crime [ perjury ] is not more or less freely indulged . ’ |
| 27 | This is hardly a description , however , of the Marxist method . |
| 28 | The sum total of data connected with metalworking is hardly a representative guide to such industry or exchange . |
| 29 | And it is hardly a coincidence that women here are on the negative side of the comparison . |
| 30 | There is hardly a mainstream sport in this country controlled by people who know what they are doing . |