Sentence examples for hardly exemplary from inspiring English sources

True, the elections were hardly exemplary.

Such big commitments, though, inevitably involve big risks, especially when the IMF's track record in shoring up exchange rates is hardly exemplary.

Moreover, Keiko was hardly an exemplary candidate for release.

It is hardly an exemplary tale, but it is an unforgettable description of how such a sordid event can occur.

Some hold, however, that Ulysses is hardly an exemplary agent after all, he has to play against his future self who will be unwittingly seduced by the sirens.

Tim Quelch, in his review of English cricket in the 1950s, suggests that "[England's] record on race relations had hardly been exemplary".

Perhaps this application's authors have been studying the university website, which holds up as exemplary the hardly less tepid: "Computing is a thought-provoking subject, covering a range of disciplines and has permeated every aspect of modern life".

Bad behavior is hardly universal, however; postdocs also commended exemplary supervisors who consistently model and demand adherence to the highest ethical standards.

Acknowledging that he as much as anyone else is guilty of exploiting Marla is an exemplary postmodern move, but it hardly lets him off the hook.

While her rule was not exemplary, her execution, in 1793, was hardly a victory for popular government.

Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Johnson hardly put a delivery out of place in line or length, an exemplary display of new ball bowling.