Sentence examples for hardly a virtue from inspiring English sources

Patience is hardly a virtue of American politics.

As for the rest of us: Keep on keeping on is hardly a virtue.

And the opposition is hardly a paragon of virtue.

The U.S. is hardly a paragon of virtue when it comes to states abusing licensing procedures to protect politically connected incumbent businesses.

At the same time, the mainstream Washington media are hardly a paragon of virtue.

The park survived Hurricane Sandy with hardly a scratch, proving the virtue of soft edges.

To quote Bunyard again, they "are in such demand when school breaks up [that] lateness is a virtue which can hardly be overrated.

Just remember, patience is a virtue.

It may, sadly, be a necessary precaution, but nineteen nearly windowless stories in a building called the Freedom Tower is hardly a good advertisement for the virtues of an open society.

They did not think a president should be removed either for adultery, or for lying about sex in public and in a civil lawsuit; and they thought the press (hardly an institution glowing with virtue) was deeply hypocritical to suggest that he should.On top of this fundamental sentiment came the growing perception of unfairness.

Nevertheless, the video for Once is hardly unusual: it's a hotch-potch of ideas and costumes, making a virtue of Vickers' flesh rather than her personality.