He could hardly count all the things he'd long for.
The good ones are so few that they hardly count for anything.
Yeah I know, didn't count hardly any of them did we?
However, as with any organization of such size, you can hardly count on much personal attention.
But they hardly count now and it is easy to forget them.
Three hours sleep hardly counted, after what he'd been through the last four days.
She had been thinking of the three men downstairs, though perhaps one could hardly count John as being in the running.
Technically George will be present, but one child hardly counts.
"You did do away with him, but that hardly counts."
But even if someone in the military did give an order to protect Gore, this should hardly count as a mark against him.