The sound-money advocates are often portrayed as hard-hearted Scrooges, preventing assistance to the destitute.

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Contrary to the liberal stereotype of the hard-hearted right-winger, opposition to income-leveling is not evidence that one does not care about others.

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But they are not being totally hard-hearted about pipers and kilt wearers.

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The film introduces little Johnny Cash, grieving for an older brother, joining the Air Force to get away from a hard-hearted dad, marrying his school sweetheart and auditioning at Sun Records with a gospel tune.

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Under the guidance of charismatic coach Jurgen Klopp, whose popularity has seen a pop song written about him, Dortmund's run to the final has left even the most hard-hearted of seasoned aficionados willing on the men in yellow and black.

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Good-hearted, hard-working and self-sacrificing men who are just trying to take care of their friends and families.

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Warm-hearted but soft-headed, maybe: but better than being cold-hearted and hard-headed.

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Or, in the case of Merritt, a self-conscious artist in the best sense, he knows that the accretion of detail over the course of these 13 songs has resulted in a realism that is vivid, hard-headed and never half-hearted.

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I've been broken-hearted and broken some hearts, I've tried running hard from my pain.

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Featuring songs like It's Hard To Hitch Down Life's Highway With No Thumbs, it is not for the faint-hearted and sidesteps political correctness.

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