Sentence examples for area hard from inspiring English sources

He lives in southwest Oklahoma City, an area hard hit by the storm.

The proliferation of more convenient "saunas" in Rio's downtown business centre had hit the area hard, she claimed.

The Wall Street area, hard hit in the real estate recession of the early 90's, is bouncing back.

"We are going to hit this area hard," he vowed this week in a pre-election webcast.

Almost all its inhabitants speak French as their first language, and although the decline of foresting industries has hit the area hard, tourism is offering new potential.

Why take delivery of a building that was not fit for its use?" She said the debacle had hit the area hard and may require a public inquiry.

It will last less than a week, said Carla Weston, director of social services at the Salvation Army's Bridgeport center, which services an area hard-hit by foreclosures in the sub-prime mortgage crisis.

When the strike came, it hit the area harder than most.

"The area hardest hit is still smoldering, so no one is allowed in," he said.

The eastern coast of Mindanao, which was the area hardest hit by the storm, is a remote, impoverished agricultural area.

Rescuers on foot finally reached Baoxing County, the area hardest hit by the quake, at 1 p.m. Monday.