Example sentences of "[adj] [be] hardly [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is hardly history but it is the past , and for those of us who are filled with wonder at those days , that past can give a powerful charge to one 's writing . |
| 2 | If for all this , the General Staff still performs the lion 's share of staff work , this is hardly evidence that the military lead the Party by the nose in defence matters , either over details or essentials . |
| 3 | Recognising that this was hardly fodder for mainstream publishers , he and Pope promptly set up their own publishing company , X Press . |
| 4 | This was hardly music to Britain 's ears : the Labour government had vigorously resisted all such overtures since 1945 . |
| 5 | ‘ But that is hardly consolation ! ’ |