Sentence examples for aim was hardly from inspiring English sources

Yesterday, however, the journalism school dean, Tom Goldstein, retracted the "off the record" designation, saying, "Our aim was hardly that restrictive".

Today, the Lexus LS — the target at which Hyundai has taken dead aim — is hardly the benchmark, but the oldest car in a class overflowing with superb choices.

The UN, whatever its evil aims, is hardly in a position to push Uncle Sam around.

Claudius' provincial policies made the primacy of Italy less pronounced, although that was hardly his aim.

If anything they would have assisted Isis fighter son the ground, which was hardly the aim.

It was hardly an effort that, as Mr. Ayers once wrote, "aimed only to educate".

The survey was hardly comprehensive, the observations hardly definitive.

Sucrose was hardly hydrolyzed.

She was hardly unique.

This was hardly paranoia.

Literacy was hardly universal.