1.  After weathering hard times for years, steel mills have stepped up hiring.

2.  Fishermen such as these have weathered hard times, with younger ones such as Woods dreaming of buying their own boat.

3.  GEC is courting Thomson-CSF, a French military electronics maker, as a partner to help it weather tough times.

4.  He focuses on good values, believing the best Mexican companies can weather rough times.

5.  It is as if weathering time is proof enough that his work is not just schmaltz.

6.  Now, more employees are weathering hard times without sabotaging their jobs.

7.  On this land of gnarled forests and wild windswept fields, the St. Regis Mohawks are weathering hard times.

8.  Story explores how government the employer can help regions weather stormy times.

9.  Suburban restaurants and neighborhood restaurants in cities seem to be weathering uncertain times better than high-end corporate or tourist-dependent restaurants.

10.  The generation that had weathered hard times had a different perspective from the young people whose turn it was to serve their nation.