That however can hardly be a source of surprise when we increasingly ignore the true meaning of Christmas.
For both men and for the country, this next debate could hardly be more important.
The professorial, polyglot Mr Lupu would certainly raise Moldova's international profile (it could hardly be lower).
Duplicating those efforts every year would hardly be efficient and it would be costly.
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Aside from being radio operators, NPR and Clear Channel could hardly be more different.
The stakes could hardly be higher -- for the two Pacific powers and for the world.
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The evidence that the Fed is again behind the curve could hardly be clearer.
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Mr Koizumi will hardly be able to make a dent on these while in office.
That would hardly be in keeping with the clean-guy image of Mr Ma, a Harvard-trained lawyer.
Even under the fast-and-loose rules of the war industry, that would hardly be fair.
Previously we had to deal with problems that could hardly be appreciated in western countries.
The government also notes that it can hardly be blamed for providing airtight security.
But finance directors can hardly be blamed for taking advantage of such a favourable climate.
Obsession's subject matter could hardly be more topical and the timing of these broadcasts more providential.
Growth Energy planned the campaign before the BP disaster, but the push could hardly be better timed.
Second Life has fared better, but in ways that could hardly be described as representing a civic paradise.
And it can hardly be a coincidence that Delmar, the street the original Pi is on in St.
That aging design, built around an old-fashioned spinning disk drive, can hardly be called the future of Apple.
It would hardly be useful for Mr Morsi to visit America in the run-up to its presidential election.
This colossal gap can hardly be attributed to the policy differences between the two candidates, which are small.
Given the uncertainties of the calculations, such figures can hardly be a blueprint for radically reordering spending priorities.
The formal announcement could hardly be more crisp, decorated with a combined 39 quoted words from the CEOs.
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That may not be fair: if civil servants did simply botch the calculations, ministers can hardly be blamed.
But it can hardly be seen to ditch the individuals who backed it through (very) thick and thin.
That will hardly be the only debate flowing from the Madrid NATO summit.
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The outlook of the centre-left, led by a former European Commission president, Romano Prodi, could hardly be more different.
Those growth rates would hardly be excessive for a full-employment economy, much less an economy with 8.8 percent unemployment.
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In short, the cast-list for opening night "could hardly be described as A-list".
And the endnotes can hardly be ignored in a book filled with the names of unfamiliar composers and musicians.
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Western, and American, opinion on the matter could hardly be any clearer clearer.
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