If someone is hard-nosed, chances are he will never pay through the nose, or pay too much money,for an object or service.

VOA: special.2011.06.19

They'll say, I usually play for more money and it's hard to concentrate or I'm just screwing around.

他们会说，我玩扑克常常是为了赢更多的钱,但是却难以集中注意力,或者我只是随便玩玩罢了。

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It's just hard to raise money by taxing.

通过税收来募集资金很难。

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That is,this kind of pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps, that with enough determination and hard work that you can transcend limitations of money or class or gender.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

If someone is hard-nosed, chances are he will never pay through the nose, or pay too much money, for an object or service.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

But Professor Strauss says a banking crisis is especially hard to recover from, because there is less money to lend to support growth.

VOA: special.2009.11.06

He worked hard. In time,he earned enough money to take control of an iron factory.

VOA: special.2010.02.25

Last December, as the recession hit hard, Americans held on to their money.

VOA: special.2009.12.21

They may lose a great deal of their hard-earned money.

VOA: special.2010.03.14

A green energy incentive that relies not on tax money, but rather on ratepayer funds was pioneered in continental Europe, and is now getting a hard look in many countries around the world, including the United States.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

"We believe he will be confirmed. There is no doubt there is anger and frustration in this country about the direction of our economy, and about what has happened with excessive risk-taking by big banks, and the American people having to lend their hard-earned money to bail them out.

VOA: standard.2010.01.24