The safety of the people in the next room was hardly guaranteed, after all.

But being picked first, at any position, hardly guarantees a championship, however.

But the experience of Mexico suggests that such mechanical changes hardly guarantee good government.

Big money wins some elections, but it hardly guarantees victory.

Recent seasons have seen heavy falls in April, but this is hardly guaranteed.

The statute hardly guarantees boom times for mental health care.

That may have given them an advantage in entering the beauty market, but it has hardly guaranteed success.

That change hardly guarantees the net gain of seven seats the Democrats need for a majority.

A large population, however, hardly guarantees an easy future; in most cases too many people strain mass transportation and food supplies.

And a relatively quiet opening day hardly guarantees a problem-free year.