But farmers had learned the hard way they couldn't rely on just one crop, so they planted more corn, peaches,and figs.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

It was for the way she looked, not for how good she was or how hard she worked.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

Betty Bonney sings about the way DiMaggio hit the ball very,very hard -- how he jolted it.

VOA: special.2011.04.04

"Apart from my mother, everybody laughing, she would say if you really want something, you work hard, you take advantage of opportunity, you never give up,you find a way.

VOA: special.2009.11.18

For Mary,hard work was a way of life.

VOA: special.2010.06.27

He would try to explain it this way when students asked for a top grade just for studying hard in chemistry class: What if a baseball player came to spring training and worked harder than all the others, but still could not play well.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

"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

The country's first post-apartheid president, Nelson Mandela, campaigned hard for the prestigious tournament because he saw it as a way to further reconciliation after decades of racial separation and conflict.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07