Select the correct option:
Hardly had the meeting begun ____ the power went out.

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1. The phrase “Hardly had ... when” is a fixed pattern to link two events.
2. It means one event happened just before the other.
3. "Then" and "than" do not form this pattern.
4. Therefore choice **(a)** is correct.
FINAL_ANSWER: <a>

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