| The result is a simultaneously entertaining and instructional story that should help even the most hard-bitten bargainers do a better job of getting the things they want. |
| A reassuring assortment of hard-bitten men in sportscoats and gold-chained gangstas frowned at the tables. |
| And since its hard-bitten goaltender turned in three shutouts in the first round, the team's fans have turned rabid in the heat. |
| These well proportioned dogs, rather square in form, have a hard-bitten, rugged appearance. |
| Scriptwriters insist on depicting reporters as unscrupulous, hard-bitten hacks who'd sooner sell their granny than miss out on a scoop. |
| The rumour-mongers have portrayed me as a hard-bitten political adventuress devoid of all human feeling. |
