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

And he offers this advice once you have chosen the record you want to set: Train hard.Plan ahead.Be patient -- don't give up.

VOA: special.2011.05.16

He said: "When I saw hard-working people suffering under debts, sickness and worries, I knew there was plenty to make up songs about."

VOA: special.2010.06.13

"Today,in the face of violence from those who would only destroy, Iraqis took a step forward in the hard work of building up their country.

VOA: special.2010.03.13

The Whigs put up log cabins everywhere and offered free hard cider to everyone.

VOA: special.2009.01.22

This is because my father rolls up his sleeves and prepares to work hard.

VOA: special.2010.05.02

"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

She says being a mom is hard. "Because you have to get up every two hours in the middle of the night, and you can't go out and say 'I am going to buy this for myself.'

VOA: special.2010.05.13

"I came back from that really shaken up. I started to think about how the oceans are having a hard time.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

Chinese tires make up and most are lower-end tires that retailers may have a hard time buying elsewhere.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

Rivers are drying up, grazing land for cattle is scarce, and the dry soil is hard to farm.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

It's not really hard. You just make your bed neat, remember to stand up straight, and always answer every question with "Yes, Drill Sergeant."

VOA: standard.other

And the economy has been hit hard by the fall in the price of diamonds which make up one-third of its gross domestic product.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

We're all out here trying to work hard and trying to clean up this mess."

VOA: standard.2009.10.06