11.   He recalled the glory days when a shag loveseat, coffee table and coat rack also graced this spot hard by the Weeks Bridge.

12.   Here in the remote, craggy land hard by the sea, there are no certainties other than that life is a struggle.

13.   History has come full circle here, at this bustling construction site hard by the rubble of the old Nazi headquarters.

14.   In an area hit hard by cuts in defense contracts and military bases, there seems to be a bottomless appetite for casino jobs.

15.   In Pittsburg, hard by the Canadian border, truckers who haul giant logs to mills say the demand for their services is off.

16.   In the center of the metropolis, hard by West McDowell Road, in the shadow of the Coliseum, rural Arizona squeezes itself into an exhibit hall.

17.   It is being pushed hard by members of the Religious Right and their Republican allies.

18.   Maybe he grabbed the kid hard by the arm or maybe he just grabbed him.

19.   Michael Rodgers was one of those hit hard by an unexpected layoff.

20.   Northward they traveled, north to Silvis, Ill., hard by the city of Rock Island.