Stubbornness gets you through the bad times.

VOA: special.2011.02.27

In bad times, the desert turns into a barren wasteland, challenging the survival skills of even the hardiest of people and their animals.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06

"The prime minister is leading Greece through challenging times, but as I told him during our meeting in the Oval Office today, whether in good times or in bad times, the people of Greece will always have a friend and a partner in the United States."

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

He also says having faced cancer prepared him for leadership in good times and bad.

VOA: special.2010.06.02

But those revenues fall sharply in bad economic times.

VOA: special.2009.07.31

"Golf needs him,they need him. Economic times as bad as they are, us trying to find sponsors for this, all over the world trying to find sponsors for golf tournaments.

VOA: standard.2009.12.16