Sentence examples for had scarcely set from inspiring English sources

He showed astonishing skill in judging the mood of the democratic leaders and exploiting their weaknesses in spite of the fact that he had scarcely set foot outside Austria and Germany and spoke no foreign language.

Although he was promoted only two weeks before he took over and has no political experience, he scarcely set a foot wrong during the very public diplomatic encounters at the funeral.In this section Is it crime or culture?

In fact, the agreement set off an explosion in the exports of many products Mexico had scarcely traded before.

But Booker's Newark education had scarcely begun.

At that time I had scarcely heard of the Palestinians.

The opinion had scarcely any evidence behind it.

The anger had scarcely subsided a day later.

I own large science textbooks I have scarcely used.

The evaluation of the factors associated with inappropriate use has scarcely been documented in our setting.

While continental drivers have long accepted that they should pay for the pleasure of zipping along motorways, British ones seem to regard it as their natural right; and governments have scarcely tried to disabuse them.Yet even set against this dismal backdrop, Labour's record since 1997 wins the wooden spoon (see article).

She has overpowered and outclassed her opponents this year, but she has scarcely been tested since her three-set victory over Agnieszka Radwanska in the Wimbledon final.