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Discover LudwigThe phrase "hardly cause" is not a complete sentence and does not make grammatical sense.
It is likely a fragment or an incomplete thought. It would need to be part of a sentence for it to be correct and usable in written English. One possible way to use "hardly cause" in a sentence could be: "The new regulations will hardly cause any significant changes for businesses." This means that the regulations will not have a big impact on businesses.
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And yet, it's hardly cause for celebration.
But that is hardly cause for relief.
It's hardly cause and effect; it's a simultaneous operation.
"Being right – in this case – is hardly cause for celebration".
This is hardly cause for celebration in most jobs.
The news was hardly cause to break out the Champagne.
And even reaching the lower tiers of the podium is hardly cause for celebration.
If that is the case it will hardly cause a huge stir among the public.
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But for the rest of us, it's hardly cause for celebration.
This week's think-tank report forecasts growth to pick up next year, but only to 1.5%, hardly cause for celebration.
The gap is now some £150 billion, or 10.5% of GDP hardly cause for alarm.
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