Sentence examples for hardly a strength from inspiring English sources

The Mets' starting pitching depth, hardly a strength the last two years, has improved with the recent signings of Tim Redding and Freddy García, who have the edge over the rookie left-hander Jon Niese for the final spot in their rotation.

Directors also just sanctioned the purchase of Nokia's smartphone operations for $7.2 billion, locking Mr. Ballmer's successor into manufacturing devices – hardly a Microsoft strength these days.

With a solitary Tory MP in Scotland, it is hardly a sign of strength to have to rely on the Scottish National Party (SNP) to prevent Ed Miliband becoming prime minister.

A current-account deficit that reflects a lack of saving is hardly a sign of strength.What about the second argument, that sluggish demand in the rest of the world is to blame for America's external deficit?

But its other important area, commercial aerospace, is hardly a bastion of strength right now.

That's hardly a show of strength.

But "vastly more Iranians took to the streets on December 30, in demonstrations organized by the government to show support for the Islamic Republic (one Iranian Web site that opposed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election...estimated the crowds at one million people)." The Ashura protests were hardly a show of strength for the Green Movement.

It used to be that you'd just get him on the run; it's now a strength – I've hardly seen him miss it.

It was hardly a surprising finish, given the strength of the Roush Fenway Racing Fords here.

That's hardly a criticism; it turns out to be a strength.

Such a stretch for conservative company, followed by a plaintive "We will get tough!," hardly shows strength.