1.   A flinty warrior hardened by years of battle.

2.   Even journalists hardened by years of covering tragedies like plane crashes and street murders have been badly shaken.

3.   Residents of this working-class town, hardened by years of crossborder rocket attacks by guerrillas in Lebanon, expressed skepticism that the withdrawal would bring lasting calm.

4.   That contradiction was disorienting, Malkin says, even for a person hardened by years of espionage.

5.   The bums can be brutal, perhaps hardened by years of disappointment.

6.   The nurse, hardened by years on the job, cast a suspicious glare.

7.   Crosby received a transplant Sunday to replace a liver hardened by years of drug and alcohol abuse.

8.   In a camp in Freetown, refugees, hardened by years of war and atrocities, were saddened rather than shocked by the report.