In terms of unemployment, the troubles of the Detroit auto industry have hit Michigan in the Midwest especially hard.

VOA: special.2009.05.08

But Professor Strauss says a banking crisis is especially hard to recover from, because there is less money to lend to support growth.

VOA: special.2009.11.06

The economic downturn has hit young adults especially hard.

VOA: special.2009.11.19

Transport in the South was especially hard hit.

VOA: special.2010.01.14

Concerns over security have been especially hard to dispel due to the country's high crime rate.

VOA: standard.2010.01.22

Turay says he finds it especially hard because he teaches just from his own experience.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

President Obama told people in the nation's largest state, which has been hit especially hard by the economic crisis, that "there will be brighter days ahead."

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

Even in hard times and some might say especially in hard times people still show concern about others.

VOA: special.2009.11.02

"The ocean is always rippling, and especially for smaller boats, it is extremely hard to load and unload containers in a stable way,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.04