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hard-bitten

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He thought they were now in touch with our troops at "X" but that they had been through some hard fighting to get there.

However this be, it is hard to say that these fibs have that clear intention to deceive which constitutes a complete lie.

And it would be hard indeed, if so remote a prince's notions of virtue and vice were to be offered as a standard for all mankind.

Even if poverty were gone, the flail could still beat hard enough upon the grain and chaff of humanity.

"I congratulate you on your engagement," he said at last, looking up with a face that seemed to Bernard hard and unnatural.

CONFIDENCEHENRY JAMES

Here there was a scuffling sound in the basket, and the Roc rapped on the cover with her hard beak, and cried, "Hush!"

One whist table only is at work; General Pepper and three old hands of the same kidney are hard at it.

Young Lamb's big cigar has been out long ago; but he pulls hard at it, wholly unaware of the fact.

The former, in its frozen state, somewhat resembled hard butter.

His strong hands lay palm downwards on the arms of his chair, pressing them hard.

BELLA DONNAROBERT HICHENS

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OCTOBER 26, 1985