Sentence examples for was hardly positive from inspiring English sources

But Mr. Pogue's depiction of the secret clubs in the movie was hardly positive.

Mr. Mangels cited issue No. 23 of The Hulk Magazine, from 1980, as the first mainstream comic to include gays or lesbians, though the depiction was hardly positive.

Now, more people have opinions, and they are hardly positive.

For example, voters' assessments of the economy have improved but are hardly positive.

Given that Russia is hosting next year's Winter Olympics and the 2018 World Cup, these are hardly positive signs.

Factor in how Mark Hughes' men turned City over 1-0 athehEtihadad in the reverse fixture earlier this term, plus the champions' dismal recent form, and the auguries are hardly positive for Chelsea's lead to remain "only" seven points by Thursday morning.

While each of those stories undoubtedly held our attention during the past year, the emotions they elicted were hardly positive.

Nuclear Nkx3.1 staining was seen in luminal epithelial cells of normal prostates, but nuclei of hyperplastic cells were hardly positive (Figure S1B S1C).

Theirs was hardly a positive choice to come here, and some have been among the hardest pupils to enthuse about the new way of doing things here.

It was hardly a positive sign for the Jets, who would love to see Revis backpedaling in coverage Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers' speedy receivers.

In contrast, positive TUNEL staining was hardly observed in MEKCA-expressed OCLs even 24 h after the purification, indicating that Ras/ERK pathways greatly contribute to preventing apoptosis of osteoclasts.