Sentence examples for hardly formidable from inspiring English sources

England's few mayors are hardly formidable city bosses in the mould of Michael Bloomberg in New York; their authority is mostly moral and influential.

Ireland, without both Brian O'Driscoll and Paul O'Connell in a Six Nations match for the first time since 2001, were hardly formidable.

Now that Hyun-Jin Ryu is back on the DL along with Alex Wood and Brett Anderson, their rotation is hardly formidable.

It did not work out that way: Alf Ramsey's side lost 2-0 in Chorzow to what the Guardian considered "an eager but hardly formidable Polish team", and before the return Brian Clough infamously dismissed their goalkeeper, Jan Tomaszewski, as "a clown".

He has spent far more than he has brought in, and has $517,000 left in his account, far more than his four opponents, but hardly a formidable war chest.

Though ABC hardly showed formidable strength in the 10 p.m. hour (which usually helps the late-night ratings) it did have a few stronger-than-usual results in premiere week, including good ratings for the dramas "Castle" and "Revenge," and an extended episode of "Grey's Anatomy".

The one-acre site of the planned Greenpoint Monitor Museum is hardly the most formidable obstacle to completing the park.

John Isner is the top-ranked American at No. 10, and he is hardly considered a formidable threat to win a Grand Slam tournament.

But most important, the disc will give brave listeners a chance to cozy up to "Threni," a notoriously formidable work hardly ever encountered in the concert hall (or, one need hardly add, on the radio).

But they hardly amount to a formidable threat.

WHEN he died -- nearly 16 years ago, at 96 -- Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji was hardly more than a formidable name.