Sentence examples for hardly a case from inspiring English sources

This was hardly a case of privilege rewarding privilege.

The Apaches say this is hardly a case of being fussy.

Two ballets that seem much better than usual is hardly a case for the defense.

Anderson may straddle the worlds of adulthood and childhood, but he's hardly a case of arrested development.

That is significant but hardly a case of aiming high in a business as big as banking.

Gallacher's strike after just 108 seconds gave United something to hold on to, yet the controlled performance for the remainder of the match was hardly a case of parking the bus.

There could hardly be a case in which that risk was likelier.

Since it trails, 2-1, witwotwo matches left, South Africa has hardly made a case for keeping its current lineup intact.

Coming from such a source, the prediction, one assumes, can hardly be a case of wishful thinking.Yet a generation after the embargo began, the facts seem plain: the world remains addicted to Middle Eastern oil (see article).

Any of the four could still be convicted of the higher counts, but even some of their harshest critics say that the prosecution has hardly made a case for murder.

Not a proper judgment for inspectors, or for their controversial boss.In Israel, which feels directly menaced by Iran's nuclear ambitions, Mr ElBaradei's efforts to portray Iran's nuclear programme as too far gone to stop hardly makes a case for prolonging diplomacy.