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Meanings of be hardly in English

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Usage of be hardly in English
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The Indians could be hardly more than twenty-four hours ahead of us.
An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody)
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The five boys pretended to be hardly able to believe their eyes.
The Boy Scouts on Sturgeon Island; or, Marooned Among the Game-f...
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But New Zealand's high rates of family violence are hardly a secret.
Radio NZ
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They were hardly aware of the same-sex marriage law passed last year.
The Irish Times
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Well, I 'm hardly a good example of a stable American, am I?
A nose for justice
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Climbing's setbacks are hardly the most pressing issue at the moment, however.
Rock and Ice Magazine
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However, mid-season is hardly the best time to attract the best manager.
The Guardian
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For countries already battered by the debt crisis, that 's hardly a consolation.
Reuters
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And, of course, Angina is hardly welcome in that sector any more.
The Centauri Device
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It 's hardly a great time to be young and British, is it?
The Guardian
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Although we 're hardly recreating Mission Impossible, it is still quite a thrill.
The Guardian
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The BBC's rapidly dwindling list of sporting events is hardly breaking news.
The Irish Times
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Share price performance suggests investors are hardly losing faith in Sotheby's yet.
Reuters
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These are hardly the actions of a company 'threatening to close down'.
The Guardian
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Given my record, I was hardly in a position to counsel others.
Bones of the Lost
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Yet if internal factors constrain evolution, they are hardly a minor issue.
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
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