Still, Mr. Morrison said he was hardly ready to give up.

The show is hardly ready to be labeled a hit.

Ragged Mountain is hardly ready for a large influx of visitors.

Though the company advertised a cloning service, it was hardly ready to provide it.

And all that money gets a system that many people who have used it say is hardly ready for prime time.

They were hardly ready to accept his killer as their leader.

Less than one full day human, he was hardly ready to think of taking on that responsi- bility.

The professor was hardly ready for a white cane, she decided.

Police officials admit that they are hardly ready to combat the influx of drugs.

Hell, I was hardly ready to be anyone's girlfriend.