Sentence examples for scarcely but from inspiring English sources

Scarcely, but the difference is that they have not donned the creations of Marshall Lester, Jeff Cooper, Fiorucci or any other trendy names; their casual gear is for real and will doubtless continue to do good service long after the fashionable outbreak of dungarees, track suits, cat suits and all-in-ones have been discarded in favour of the next commercial gimmick.

In contrast, discrimination in children has been documented scarcely, but children are better at discriminating than at naming as compared to adults, and they perform like adults already at the age of 11 [38], [38].

Another welcome feature — scarcely new, but still striking — is the handsome spectrum of skin colors.

Holland were scarcely masterly, but there has to be empathy for men under particular stress.

The physical style is scarcely original, but Mr. Moretti's score makes it particular, atmospheric, unusual.

That the Germans swallow this seems scarcely credible, but they do.

The edict had indifferent results and was scarcely applied, but the inscriptions revealing it have great economic interest.

These flecks of aspic are scarcely heinous, but cumulatively they suggest an overindulgent hospitality toward the material.

This mode of being is scarcely fantastic, but a fair description of the way many of us live now.

Michael Frayn and Claire Tomalin scarcely feature but their assistant, Mark Nunney, plays a lead role (as the afterword explains, he eventually married Nina).

The atmosphere is scarcely penitential but there is a distinct mood of artistic fervour among the audience.