11.   Although Vietnam has not been hit as hard as some of its neighbors, its currency has weakened and there are concerns about the stability of the banking system.

12.   And depending on the age of the churchgoer you ask, the youngsters often rock the congregation as hard as their elders.

13.   And that can be as hard as getting people to vote.

14.   Andrews works his defense as hard as anybody, but the fact is, there was a lot of talent waiting in the wings.

15.   As hard as the Florida imports.

16.   As hard as I was able.

17.   As often as not, those old boys were hard as iron and limber as a rubber tube right from the gun.

18.   As hard as it is to imagine, spores all over your house or workplace will not make you sick.

19.   As hard as Mulosmani, a retired agronomist with a shock of white hair, tries to mediate between feuding families, it is a difficult task.

20.   At Edgehill Village, inertia beats down on residents as hard as the noonday sun.