Sentence examples for was hardly certain from inspiring English sources

In those days, Trebelhorn was hardly certain he could make a career out of baseball.

It was hardly certain that Hadi would be strong enough to hold off Zindani, the Islamist cleric; or Ahmar, the Islamist billionaire; or an empowered Al Qaeda.

Heather Cooley, a senior research associate with the Pacific Research Institute, an Oakland-based nonprofit group specializing in water supply questions, said that even if the Carlsbad plant worked well, a new rush to desalination was hardly certain.

But even as the yearlong battle hurtled toward a conclusion, approval of the bill was hardly certain, so lawmakers were preparing for a week of arm-twisting and high drama.

However, that interpretation was hardly certain.

But before its IPO more than 10 years ago, the company's future was hardly certain.

But achieving those reforms is hardly certain.

Pratt admits that this sunny forecast is hardly certain.

The two men's ability to raise a vast amount of cash quickly is hardly certain.

Rates have since retreated, but the prospects for a full market recovery are hardly certain.

Yet legislative action is hardly certain: the land bill has already been under discussion for several years.