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There was hardly a child that had not hung beneath his steelyards, tied in a silk handkerchief.

Hardly a week seems to go by without news of another venture.

All this seems to start with the behavior of the fetus, which is hardly a model of quiet diplomacy when entering strange territory.

'Do not commit crime. Pay for your fuel' is hardly a deterrent to a criminal who has every intention of driving off without paying.

My unorthodox headed goal that won the match was the most satisfying of my career. Hardly a day goes by without somebody reminding me of it.

We are a early stage venture with a website hardly a month old, and encourage you to "Talk to us" and let us know what you think!

She said that her friend helps her with make-up. "I mean, that's hardly a makeover, " the singing hopeful added.

There was hardly a novel by an author of any repute .

It was rather cloudy at last. But after we left the mountains behind us , there was hardly a cloud in the sky .

Hardly a surprise: Nobody in Congress has had anything to say about this American death.

That was three and a half years ago, and during that time hardly a day had passed when the book had not occupied me in one way or another.

Hardly a week passes without someone publishing a book on the subject. Most are rubbish.

Then her impressions were still so fresh and so quickly renewed that there was as yet hardly a hint of vacancy in the view.

Hardly a day went by when I didn't come upon a child who had become use punctuation marks carefully. separated from his parents.

The Earth is hardly a passive observer, but participates when it finds a hose of magnetic particles pointed at it by deflecting its N.

There is hardly a corner , hairpin or chicane that we do not know by heart .

staircase . She hesitated the door , then went up the stairs , quickly but with hardly a sound .

It's good money by Chinese standards but seems hardly a sufficientincentive for a young man to be willing to shorten his life.

There was hardly a mere trace of smile on her face when she was told the news.

That could sap at least $3 trillion in household borrowing from the economy -- hardly a recipe for a V-shaped recovery.

It's hardly a surprise that Agatha Christie as one of the best authors of detective novels out there made it to our top ten books list.

They will probably experience only a small fall in their relative share now, hardly "a strong incentive to correct their mistakes" .

Hardly a week goes by without an unflattering light being shone into some corner of America's securities industry.

Hardly a month goes by without word of another survey revealing new depths of scientific illiteracy among the citizens of this country.

Hardly a month passes without the appearance of a new book or learned article on the decline and imminent demise of a once proud country.

Hardly a week goes by without the implosion of a hedge fund.

Banks are hardly a place for self-expression through clothes, and anything remotely avant-garde is out of the question.

That is hardly a policy platform. But policy platforms are not the point of this new kind of movement.

Hardly a month goes by that you don't hear of a developer dooming some piece of Houston's past.

Hardly a day went by when I didn't come upon a child who had become separated from his parents.

The website (surfacetemperatures. org) set up in preparation for the Exeter meeting is hardly a hotbed of activity.

This time China's response was to send a fishery patrol ship (hardly a match for a destroyer) to the area.

Mr Santos is hardly a dove, but he argues that the only way to get Venezuela's help against the FARC is to normalise relations.

THE BOOZE - Alcohol is very hard to come by. Fans will have to work hard for a pre-match pint. Hardly a relaxing environment.

Yet when it comes to her job, she's hardly a wallflower - one colleague describes her as a "proactive career woman" .

There is hardly a city or large town in the United States that cannot boast having at least one Wal-Mart.

It was a small room on the sixth floor , and hardly a setting for a romantic figure .

I would be confident in saying that there's hardly a single online marketing tool or process that I haven't seen.

It is hardly a wholesale retrenchment: the company remains in Brazil and China, among other markets, but the partial retreat is telling.

and there was old Peter Goldthwaite, like Peter the second, with thousands in his strong box and hardly a coat to his back.

Yet a barrel of oil is only 15% more expensive than at the start of the year: nasty, but hardly a grave threat.

HARDLY a year goes by in Taiwan without elections portrayed as vital to the government's grip on power or relations with China.

But he's hardly a political conservative. He was originally elected to Thessaloniki's city council as a member of the Communist Party.

Hardly a week passes without a new case.

Hardly a week goes by without a new threat.

In the past it might have relied on the backing of Kazakhstan, hardly a beacon of free speech.

Yet Vietnam, hardly a paragon of free-market capitalism, is one of nine negotiating countries.

There were lots of good short-term signs in the report suggesting that the recovery, though hardly a barn-burner, is intact.

Hardly a man came to the exhibition but was deeply impressed by the originality of his works.

About NoSQL systems: Datastore is hardly a good example of a good one. It's good enough for App Engine, but you now know its caveats.

Yet she's hardly a Jennifer Capriati or other tennis wild child with a drug problem or nightclub habit.

hardly a secret at all , one of the most important and lasting influences on dr . suns political thought came from the fabians.

Being the company 's main sources revenue, critics say, it is hardly a model of openness and transparency.

People from Xinjiang also work, trade and study all over the country. There is hardly a big city where there is no Uighur community.

His desired far-eastern beauty is played by a fat male comedian in a black wig, who's hardly a pretty picture without the make-up on.

There is hardly a shop, hotel or restaurant that does not bear a sepia-toned image of the man gazing down like a silent movie star.

The ballistics report indicated that Khalil Musa was hardly a random victim. He had been shot nine times.

Hardly a day has gone by since when it hasn't issued at least one more report about it.

Hardly a month goes by without some famous person doing something that clashes with his or her image, resulting in a huge scandal.

One shopkeeper, who had a checkpoint positioned outside his store, says it was hardly a "red carpet" to welcome visitors.

Hardly a day went by this week without a major new announcement in the eBook and eReader arena.

But Mr Smith is hardly a do-gooding, state-loving dreamer; on the contrary, Tullett Prebon is about as ruthlessly free-market as they come.

Hardly a week goes by without news reports of some new records.

The most talkative is the least intelligent, and there is hardly a difference between an orator and an auctioneer.

Historically, January often augurs how the rest of the year will go, although this is hardly a perfect portent.

It was hardly a time to demand more opening of dissent if one were really serious about such themes.

It is hardly a confident sign when one of the few big customers left for US government paper is the US government.

With its many flaws, de facto partition is hardly a utopian outcome in Afghanistan.

None of this criticism is wrong, but it is hardly a rounded picture.

Hardly a conversation starts without a dark-humoured joke about the ultimate failure of the NATO mission.

Boredom is hardly a state of happiness or contentment.

The general outcome of the vote was hardly a surprise.

Everybody was punctual, everybody in their best looks: not a tear, and hardly a long face to be seen.

Being the company's main source of revenue, critics say, it is hardly a model of openness and transparency.

Hardly a year goes by without some severe traffic accidents in China, which arouse national attention.

Feeling like a cross between an Easter vigil and Mardi Gras, the week of mourning is hardly a somber affair.

Since leader appeared among mankind, be it emperor, president, prime minister, tribal chief, there's hardly a bad guy.

The president, who died of diabetes Monday, was hardly a beloved exemplar of democratic values.

Not a shop, not a vehicle, hardly a candle lighted here and there in the windows; all lights extinguished after ten o'clock.

A failed auction is hardly a tragedy for a sound borrower like Germany, says Harvinder Sian at the Royal Bank of Scotland.

These days, there is hardly a local government that does not talk about plans for an eco-village, town or even city.

The Twitter Web interface is so painfully simple, and hardly a work of beautiful artsy design.

I think there's hardly a doubt that this is a case of murder.

"Hardly a day passes without scores if not hundreds of protests in different areas of the country, " he claims.

Hardly a revolutionary business strategy, but one that the American biofuels industry has, to date, eschewed.

The claim of a promise comes from the letters of Bonney himself, hardly a neutral party.

Obama is hardly a vulnerable liberal activist in an authoritarian regime.

There is hardly a town or village in all England that has not at sometime given its name to a family.

Mr. Hu, of course, is hardly a helpless bystander to many of the decisions that rankle the United States.

Competition in masochism and sadism is hardly a prescription for sensible international economic policy!

The fact that some people with autism have certain talents is hardly a revelation.

Her career in Hollywood, as a contract actress at MGM, was hardly a rich fulfillment of artistic hope.

Hardly a revolutionary business strategy, but one that the American bio fuels industry has, to date, eschewed.

While the prevalence of the rich appears to have increased, their presence in the race for president is hardly a new phenomenon.

" Even many years later a family member will say, " I miss her so. Hardly a day goes by that I don't grieve her absence.

Hardly a month goes by without word of another survey revealing new depths of scientific illiteracy among Chinese citizens.

Hardly a day passed without adding to the little procession of the lame , the blind and the mangled who found their way to our door .

But unlike America, which has quite a few enemies, there is hardly a country in the world that does not want to court Beijing.

Hardly a day passes without warnings of doom from Republican politicians, many financial analysts and even some economists.

Just the same, as we glance over the terraces there is hardly a whore in sight whom he hasn't fucked at some time or other.

There was hardly a spare inch of space to be found.

Thus, Medvedev's crowning foreign-policy achievement, the New START missile reduction treaty, is hardly a triumph.

it is hardly a national secret that the country's nuclear plants are old and its coal-power stations filthy.

Even President Bush, hardly a favorite of greens, now acknowledges climate change and boasts of the steps he is taking to fight it.

Hardly a month goes by without words of another survey revealing new depths of scientific illiteracy among U. S. citizens.

It is worth remembering that the epicentre of the 2008 disaster was American property, hardly a free market undistorted by government.

There is hardly a street in the capital Luanda without a team of Chinese engineers repairing the rundown infrastructure.

Hardly a day passes without public lamentation about the paucity of leadership in the western democracies.

He had run a few dozen marathons before, so he was hardly a beginner.

One of the outcomes is that there is hardly a functioning government at all.

It is hardly a coincidence that most of the top 10 brands have strong identities and distinctive cultures and operating methods.

The minimum degree required to hold an H-1B visa is a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, hardly a rare commodity.

MASERU, capital of the tiny mountain kingdom of Lesotho, is hardly a nightlife hotspot.

Being based in Dulles, Virginia, away from the technology industry's centres, is hardly a draw.

The fast growth in deposits is hardly a sign of a genuine need for funds.

With his daily half a tonne of milk produced by a dozen cows, Mr Cao is hardly a key supplier.

The midst of the worst economic crisis for 60 years is hardly a propitious moment to negotiate a global deal to combat climate change.

Talk of revolution and mock gallows aside, the Republican street party was hardly a Cromwellian affair.

The ship is hardly a symbol of China's prowess in technology.

"Useless banker" (or words to that effect) is hardly a new charge, however.

That was hardly a fascinating topic, not prime-time worthy. But many other people pointed out other simple yet valuable usage cases.

I can reveal Gilberto will be my vice-captain and, while he's hardly a screamer, he calms the team down. He's Brazilian. He's chilled.

The impromptu photo studio was hardly a fashionable choice: the Stamford Twin Rinks ice skating rink.

By itself, the Democratic victory in the mid-terms is hardly a mandate for sweeping expansion of government's role.

In that regard, the Slow Reading movement is hardly a movement at all.

introducing a new show by recycling the most notorious murder case of the past 30 years is hardly a reassuring sign.

Rating systems are hardly a new idea - many online communities use badges and other methods for rewarding helpful participation.

Its banks are unpolluted by toxic assets; hardly a ripple disturbs its vast pools of national savings.

So this week's failure of Washington's "supercommittee" to agree on a modest plan of fiscal tightening was hardly a surprise.

Hardly a month passes without claims that another al-Qaeda or Taliban leader has been taken out by drone-launched missiles.

Russia may no longer be communist but it is hardly a model democracy either.

Their technology proved superior, but "a better search engine" was hardly a new idea.

Increased human longevity is otherwise hardly a bad thing.

Hardly a day goes by without news of yet another foray by Chinese companies abroad.

Volunteering is hardly a new thing for college students. But how about volunteering in Africa?

Kaladze admitted it was hardly a vintage performance, but insisted this was not something to get concerned about.

HARDLY a day goes by without news of yet another economic problem facing China.

There is hardly a family there without a set of twins. Almost 5% of all Yoruba births produce twins.

Moreover, even Christian Europe is hardly a fixed cultural or political entity.

It is hardly a deliberate show of support by Mr Sarkozy for the Tibetan campaign for greater autonomy.

The stock has been rising ever since, with hardly a breather for an entry point.

Fostering this belief is hardly a way to make people more amenable to painful changes at home.

IN MOST African countries, the fight against corruption is deemed important but hardly a matter of life and death.

It is today a prosperous international business center, but hardly a global capital of innovation.

But practicality is hardly a defining characteristic.

A plan that helps more people buy private insurance is hardly a stepping stone to socialism.

Zuckerberg wasn't a world-class genius, and Facebook was hardly a revolutionary idea.

Grief is hardly a competition, but Horton is right: stillborn grief is different.

One who translates . word for word is hardly a good translator.

When the emotional climate is just right, there's hardly a shape or form that "evidence" cannot assume.

However, hairy legs are hardly a problem among the dolls' target demographic of girls ages 5 to 7.

When Onofre arrived here on 23 December 1972, there was hardly a cow to be seen.

Letting inspectors into the Qom site is hardly a concession either.

Huamei is hardly a household name in Britain, but its products may well be keeping you decent.

Lafeu is hardly a part that can be acted: it comes right if the right man is available: if not, no acting can conceal the makeshift.

But Philip Hammond, Dr Fox's replacement, is hardly a Kumbaya-humming Europhile.

Hardly a season passes without his name appearing in a new movie.

It is hardly a surprise that the momentum effect has been exploited by some professionals for decades.

During the boom years, Germany's banking system was hardly a model of mittel-European probity.

Compared with the City of God, the City of Man is hardly a true commonwealth.

Hardly a difficult deduction. Photographs of whom?

Fine vocation but hardly a justification for existence.

Mr Crist is hardly a RINO (a Republican In Name Only, in conservative lingo).

This brief list of tips is hardly a complete guide for administrators.

"Slipping behind Shanghai" is hardly a vote-winning slogan.

But letting such groups run wild is hardly a recipe for regional stability.

But China's new tactic in Sudan is hardly a sacrifice for the common good.

And after he left the stage in August 1974, Nixon was hardly a popular figure.

Though the regimen sounds grueling, it is hardly a starvation diet, experts said.

Migration is hardly a recent or localized phenomenon.

It is hardly a good sign that most hedge funds pay little attention to ratings, assuming their own models to be better.

Even if commodity prices stay lower, which is hardly a given, inflation won't be licked entirely, and rates will still need to climb.

In other words, he was hardly a photojournalist in the trenches.

His reluctant return was hardly a patriotic act, but that was, and still is, overlooked in the official Chinese view of history.

Yet US regulatory caution on eurozone debt is hardly a surprise.

Of the original scheme hardly a wrack remains.

Yet there's hardly a groundswell of support for this view.

Suffice to say that , these days, their meetings are hardly a bundle of laughs . Take, for example, Matt LeBlanc .

Changing one's weight for athletic performance is hardly a new thing.

This is hardly a shining moment for enterprise software, IBM, GSIS, or the system integrators.

Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, hardly a city at all 50 years ago, by 1990 had a population of more than 2m and today has 5m.

Even if true, the Forbes piece is hardly a knockdown argument.

State capitalism is hardly a new phenomenon, but it is very much in the ascendant at the moment.

i guess we will have to slow down the tempo, but that's hardly a big deal when your welcoming back a 25 pt a game all star player.

Kenya's second-largest city, however, is hardly a ghost town.

Yet despite that advantage, there is hardly a clear-cut argument in favor of using the yuan for trade for any company, foreign or Chinese.

But Mr Lewis, with hardly a proper campaign, has a good chance.

Hardly a day goes by when we don't hear about a new Android-based tablet in some ever-so-slightly-new size, configuration, or spec.

Anti-elitism is hardly a fresh theme for Republicans.

Even building bridges to nowhere can raise output in the short term but is hardly a good use of resources.

The Russians are a people divided, though that is hardly a character judgment for the folk who live in the largest single kingdom in Europe.

This is hardly a basis for a safer, more robust and more resilient financial universe in years to come.

The vast majority of financial debt finding buyers is that guaranteed by governments -- hardly a vote of confidence.

It's hardly a secret that taking cocaine can change the way you feel and the way you behave.

E-money is hardly a vital economic tool for its current users.

That's hardly a typical reading experience.

After all, Gemini, you're hardly a damsel in distress.

The army, however, is hardly a neutral arbiter.

Even "brainbox" is hardly a term of endearment.

To apply the words of Rousseau: Man is born free is hardly a go and not in politics.

There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain that it is positively bad.

The room is small and hardly a convenient space to put my luggage.

The S&P is currently priced at nearly 18 times those earnings, hardly a bargain.

Mr Doig is hardly a household name, but collectors fight for the chance to buy a work if it comes up at auction.

Waiting for India and China to fall to their knees is hardly a strategy.

Kid #3: "No. " Naylor: "Well, then she's hardly a credible expert, is she? "

But for the present his is hardly a household name.

Hardly a mystery, Mrs. Collins.

They weren't paid to write the article, though, and it's hardly a rave review for current sunscreen technology.

These two faces of Texas are hardly a paradox.

she didn't lose her hair, she wasn't terribly fatigued and she missed hardly a day of work.

Kansas is hardly a hotbed of eco-activism.

With a crowd so large, this is hardly a private affair.

It's hardly a surprise that Microsoft is making a big push in the tablet space.

Quitting as the Chinese economy stutters is hardly a way to win favour in Beijing.

Amenhotep III, who lived until 1352 BC, was hardly a modest king.

Gossip girl's hardly a war buff, but I did cran.

Johnson's best pitch was hardly a secret.

But it is hardly a positive argument.

Correct. There's hardly a breath of air.

Hardly a whisper of concern has been voiced.

That is an improvement on the recent past, but it is hardly a fiscal triumph.

The change is hardly a surprise.

Hardly a day goes by when I don't miss him. don'

With GDP growth expected to be around 9% in 2011, all else being equal, that is hardly a disaster.

Mr. Marbury is hardly a China hand.

And because of robotics and other production innovations, capacity is hardly a static concept.

While this is hardly a useful application, it is adequate to demonstrate messaging.

There is hardly a better aspect for the arts, music, painting, dancing, etc. However, you may live in a fog, lacking reality in your life.

hardly a way to start one's career in government.

Yet another is that managing one's own network is hardly a guarantee of reliability.

We have hardly a trait, desire or disposition that is the same across all circumstances.

There's hardly a niche on Earth that hasn't been colonised.

With 5, 000 people on the carrier, those 60 people with big dollar bonuses are hardly a representative sample.

This is hardly a winning argument on the streets of Chongqing and Guangzhou.

MS. REINHART, 54, is hardly a household name.

LLOYD'S of London is hardly a stranger in America, where it has been underwriting risks for more than 150 years.

If you're smart about it, it's hardly a risk.

With 300 million Americans, 499 expatriates is hardly a drop in the ocean.

This is unwise, but hardly a reason for the law to ruin their lives.

"She's hardly a head of state, " Dr. Dornhaus said.

That's hardly a game changer.

It has begun deploying a new tank, called the P'okpoong (Storm), which is modeled on the Russian T-62 tank but hardly a match for modern U.

They left without hardly a word.

This is hardly a picture of absolute economic decline.

It's hardly a long-term solution.

The nearest city, Tromso, is more than 1, 000km away, and hardly a metropolis.

Ruby on Rails has some clever helper methods, for example against SQL injection, so that this is hardly a problem.

That is hardly a cure-all, but Hamas would become the world's problem neighbour, not just Israel's.

That is hardly a desirable outcome for the economy.