Clay becomes very hard when it is put in a fire or a special oven called a kiln.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

The Whigs put up log cabins everywhere and offered free hard cider to everyone.

VOA: special.2009.01.22

Like the Obama Administration, Japan's new government ran hard against its predecessor's policies and put many of them under review when it took office.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

It's sort of hard to put into words. I don't know.

VOA: standard.2010.02.28

Some of those is hard to put a price on, but I would say through the entire show we got to have $50,000, sitting in the show at one time.

VOA: standard.2010.02.21

"But they've had to back away from that, because any Karzai fault is something that really can be linked very much to the failure of the United States to press very hard for greater transparency, greater accountability, and to also put in place institutions that are responsive to the Afghan people."

VOA: standard.2009.08.03