We can be certain, although this is hardly encouraging, that our friends and colleagues back on Earth are struggling with this devil as well.

A 0-0 tie produced a result for the Americans that was respectable, but hardly encouraging.

With the season of Ramadan now well under way, the results of these popular uprisings are hardly encouraging.

These were hardly encouraging words from a team that had looked ready to move past the Jazz.

Given the post 9/11 approach to immigration and the state of math and science education in America, that is hardly encouraging.

The military situation in the country last Thursday, for example, was hardly encouraging.

Elster's condition is hardly encouraging in light of the fact that he had surgery on the shoulder 18 months ago.

The article certainly intended to encourage dining in the so-called ghetto area, but what she seems to be hinting at is hardly encouraging.

That we have openly appropriated only $85 million this year is hardly encouraging.

These descriptions of the prospects for Nigerian entrepreneurs are hardly encouraging.