21.   He pressed his cellphone hard against his ear.

22.   He pushed Sean so hard against the stairs that his mouth bled.

23.   He worked New Hampshire hard against Reagan, whatever his precise words.

24.   Holyfield walked back to his corner and Tyson came up behind him, pushing him hard against the ropes before running back to his corner.

25.   It meant we played as hard against them as we did against the other teams out of respect.

26.   McCarthy got the best of Thomas, and finally fell atop Thomas, who slammed was hard against the ice.

27.   McAfee came back swinging hard against its bigger opponent.

28.   McCurry fired a sinking fastball, looking to get ahead in the count, something that is not hard against Olerud.

29.   No one had hit the ball hard against him, so I decided to let him stay out there.

30.   Shays said his opponent, like many Democratic challengers, was running hard against House Speaker Newt Gingrich.