31.   The hard truth is that central banking is a fact of life in the modern world.

32.   The hard truth is that he spoke a bit more slowly and seemed less energetic than he used to.

33.   The hard truth is that humanity has jacked around with the organization of our calendars plenty of times.

34.   The hard truth is that hundreds of parents like Locklear have entrusted their children to deaf schools for the deaf only to suffer the same anguish.

35.   The hard truth is that there is no alternative to still more cuts in the budget.

36.   The hard truth was that most pro basketball people believed him to be a player on the way down.

37.   The hard truth is that America spies on China because it needs to be spied on.

38.   The hard truth is that Orthodox rituals do not command the spiritual allegiance of the Jewish majorities in the United States and other lands.

39.   The hard truth, alas, is indifference, a failure of political will.

40.   The hard truth for Brown is that many San Franciscans believe the city is not better off than it was four years ago.