1.   And glory be, there were a few hardy survivors.

2.   And it was striking to witness hardy survivors and pathetic wimps growing side by side.

3.   Large plants and banana fronds pressed up against the glass in chaotic disarray, hardy survivors all.

4.   Ochi is a hardy survivor in a Japanese towel industry that is a shrunken version of what it once was.

5.   The Norway maple, a hardy survivor on city streets, would make a fine state tree.

6.   They are hardy survivors of a wrecking ball that cleared a path now occupied by shopping centers, apartment buildings and a school.