Sentence examples for hardly lower from inspiring English sources

As usual, there was much commentary in the news media about poverty's intractability: today's poverty rate is hardly lower than it was in 1968, when it was about 12.8percentt.

The CH4 oxidation rates in the presence of these compounds were not or hardly lower than in the controls (Fig.  1).

If almost all populations experience introgression from the GM crop, the frequency of the transgene in the shared seed pool will almost equal the frequency in the directly introgressed populations, so migration and population turnover hardly lower the transgene frequency in these populations.

The Onondagas' announced plans to sue alleging theft of the state's fifth-largest city are hardly lowering the flame.

His romantic relationship with Maria Sharapova has hardly lowered his profile, and she has been traveling with him in Europe this fall as she recovers from her latest shoulder problem.

The jeers were always more heartfelt than the encouragement – such has become the depth of dissatisfaction with the management of Sam Allardyce – and it hardly lowered the tone when the identification of Ricardo Vaz Te as man of the match was greeted with a mixture of stupefaction and mild scorn.

Labour's electoral standing could hardly be lower.

Expectation levels could hardly be lower in France, where a first-round exit is feared.

Expectations this time round could hardly be lower – certainly over reaching a negotiated political settlement.

The professorial, polyglot Mr Lupu would certainly raise Moldova's international profile (it could hardly be lower).

The Geneva II talks, which are due to open on Wednesday – and which doubtless explain the timing of the torture photos' release – could hardly have lower expectations, especially as the warm-up act has been a disinvitation to the Iranians.