Sentence examples similar to hard won licence from inspiring English sources

It is a measure of how fast and how far the industry's star has waned that Sonera, Finland's biggest operator, was applauded on August 10th for its decision to hand back, for no financial return, its hard-won licence in Norway.

Rinse FM's legal status was hard won: it took "Gee"'s business partner, Sarah Lockhart, who started FWD>>, five years of unbelievably hard slog to get the licence.

The lessons were hard won.

The reprieve was hard won.

"He tried hard, ran hard, won hard.

But such victories are hard won.

It was an identity hard won.

The English was hard won, he said.

It was a valuable lesson, hard won.

It was a victory hard won.

The trophies are hard won.