The artist carved her flowing clothing with such detail it is hard to believe she is made of stone.

VOA: special.2010.06.23

They stopped laughing when they found he could do the hard work of a cowboy as well as any of them.

VOA: special.2010.08.05

These included the first use of "hard hats" to protect the workers' heads and special glasses to protect their eyes.

VOA: special.2010.07.23

The recession has hit especially hard in California, home of the world's eighth largest economy and one out of eight Americans.

VOA: special.2009.07.31

Farrah Fawcett spent much of her career working hard to prove that she was more than just a pretty face.

VOA: special.2009.12.27

Then,a hard cast may be put around the area of the break to hold the bone in place while it heals.

VOA: special.2009.02.04

This week on our program, we tell you about a few kinds of foods that some Americans find hard to resist.

VOA: special.2010.04.12

The hard work of this grassroots effort resulted in the first Earth Day on April twenty-second, nineteen seventy.

VOA: special.2010.04.21

Ted Kennedy was well liked in the Senate because of his hard work, friendliness and sense of humor.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

They said any man who worked hard could find five to ten dollars worth of gold a day, and sometimes even more.

VOA: special.2009.05.28

That is,this kind of pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps, that with enough determination and hard work that you can transcend limitations of money or class or gender.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

They were sentenced in June to face twelve years of hard labor for illegally entering North Korea.

VOA: special.2009.08.08

He led the team of scientists. They developed a new method of making maps of hard-to-reach areas.

VOA: special.2009.11.17

It is hard to miss the crowds of people always gathering in one room on this floor.

VOA: special.2010.06.23