When it comes to feedback on my applications, I hardly ever get a response.

BBC: The never-ending search for work

"I hardly ever wear red, " said Mary Mochary, an attorney and former government official under the Reagan and Bush administrations, "So I had to have this made, " she explained, of her crimson gown.

WSJ: Hitting the Dance Floor

"I have hardly ever left the forest except to go to Los Angeles, " says one man, who asked to be known only as Victor.

BBC: Oaxaca festival in Mexico highlights indigenous pride

At home, I really hardly ever ate anything.

NPR: Child Hunger: Nutritious Food Tough To Afford

Forget that I hadn't worn it in decades and really had hardly ever looked at it.

CNN: Stranger's unexpected generosity makes a big impression

I've had so many races for this team and this hardly ever happens.

BBC: Barrichello snatches Valencia win

Like all of Apple's executives, he has hardly ever spoken at an event that is not a product launch, though I did catch him being interviewed at the Royal College of Art a couple of years ago.

BBC: Jony Ive and the future of Apple