"I'd hardly endear myself to the people of this country if I answered the current strictures against me by recommending law courses for the police department."

His approach hardly endeared him to Soviet authorities, whose notion of realism had little to do with kaleidoscopic inner experience.

Having storm- troopers breaking into private homes to deprive people of bacta supplies will hardly endear us to our people.

"In the circumstances it hardly endeared the child to her," he agreed, and Chris frowned a little.

He was dull, untidy in his books, arrogant and morose, with slovenly characteristics that hardly endeared him to his perfectionist mother.

She could attack him, but this would hardly endear her to the villagers and would certainly destroy her chances of winning over the stubborn shaman.

That record hardly endeared her to Mr. Clinton and his top aides.

He would hardly endear himself to the Goharans by urging their worst enemies to take up the bow!

Such a habit could hardly endear him to us as a neighbour.

But his attitude hardly endears him to indie rockers who feel displaced by the cover culture.