Sentence examples for was only fairly from inspiring English sources

It was only fairly recently – perhaps six months ago, she says – that she still worried what people thought about her, and what the reaction would be.

"It was only fairly late in the evening that it really became clear, somebody had done something deliberately".

Anyway, the thing about Olly Todd is that I've known him for years as this rad skateboarder and drinker and dancer, but it was only fairly recently that I found out that he is also an excellent poet.

Global warming is only fairly helpful: although Cornwall has been getting warmer, it has also been getting wetter.

It's only fairly recently in our history that men in their working roles were separated off from family life.

"It's only fairly recently that we had enough data to do detailed analysis," said Martin Inglis, Ford's vice president for North American automotive operations.

It's only fairly recently that museums have credited Charles Eames and his wife (not brother), Ray, with much of their work, as well as investigated the other talented hands in the Eames office.

As we sit in his garden at sunset, Diana Krall crooning coolly in the background ("CAT 1," indeed), he admits with uncharacteristic doubt that he is only "fairly comfortable" with his new life: "I was a hardline Marxist from the age of 21 to 36," he says, "and a part of me will always be a socialist.

I'm a musician: what I play and listen to has always been an important part of my identity, and it's only fairly recently that I've developed the confidence to say, you know, I like this, and I don't really care if you don't.

Updated at 6.02am GMT 5.32am GMT 19th over: India 71-4 (Dhoni 9, Raina 30) Jos Buttler is enjoying Tredwell's contribution ("Lovely, Treddy") which is only fairly twirly for four balls but when he really tosses one up Raina comes down the pitch and smacks him for a straight six.

Moreover, it was apparent that target metabolites were only fairly soluble in low temperature water (50 °C).