51.   With billions at stake, what matters more than anything is the hard truth called ratings.

52.   Jane Stanwood of Newbury learned the hard truth firsthand.

53.   Students discover hard truths at Papon war crimes trial.

54.   The challenge is sifting through the secrets, looking for a scrap of hard truth amid piles of rumor.

55.   The hard truth is ... a political settlement by politicians more responsible than Arafat is a necessary precondition for the increasing and fruitful collaboration of Israelis and Palestinians.

56.   The hard truth is that neither the United States nor Cuba has managed to define a positive and beneficial relationship.