11.   But Ms. Schiff can have a harder edge, too, and is known inside the campaign as a big believer in rapid responses in defense of her father.

12.   But what Bowman told her favorite teacher on Thanksgiving appears to have given a harder edge to previous warnings of shootings.

13.   Colleagues of Ms. Hanover say that while she is happy as a feature reporter, she misses the harder edge of some of her coverage in the past.

14.   Elsewhere in the drought-stricken West, the message takes a slightly harder edge.

15.   It was a great balance of sophistication and that harder edge.

16.   It has virtually everything ESPN does, but with a harder edge, including NBA and NHL recap shows and is second call on live events.

17.   It just had a harder edge this time because it was so impersonal and McVie is such a personable guy.

18.   Kind of like skipping stones, with a harder edge to it.

19.   McCain added a harder edge as he sought to tell the life story of a man he depicted as more honorable than the current president.

20.   McCain, added a harder edge as he sought to tell the life story of a man he depicted as more honorable than the current president.