Sentence examples for hardly a friendly from inspiring English sources
The setting was hardly a friendly one for Luther and Carlstadt, because Duke George of Saxony had already established himself as a staunch defender of the church.
In commercial terms, the US is hardly a friendly market - none of the nation's airlines have ordered any superjumbos and the prospects for orders look dim, given that most of the carriers are barely out of bankruptcy.
This was hardly a friendly suggestion, as the task force was to find out.
Martina Navratilova is taking on Margaret Court, but this is hardly a friendly scrimmage match.
It's hardly a friendly work environment and a far cry from belly dancing's heyday, when Egyptian King Farouk dated a dancing star and Madame Badia's Cabaret thronged with German spies and British officers on leave during World War II.
It is quietly endorsing an American military strike against one of China's own neighbours albeit hardly a very friendly one and expressing sympathy with America's plight.
The talk of "security risk" itself hardly sounded like a friendly hug across the cultural divide.
The firm would be sending a huge negative signal about companies it didn't reinvest in — hardly an entrepreneur-friendly stance.
Suffice to say, it's hardly a nurturing, kid-friendly atmosphere.
The place seemed low-key, friendly, hardly a meat market.
