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"hard yard" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It is typically used to describe a difficult or challenging task or situation. Here are a few examples: - Completing this report will be a hard yard, but I know we can do it. - As a new employee, I have to prove myself and work hard to cover the hard yard. - Entrepreneurship is not for the weak-hearted; it requires a lot of hard yards to succeed. - After months of training, the marathon runners had to face the hard yard of running in extreme weather conditions. - The team is close to winning the championship, but they still have a hard yard ahead against their toughest competitors.
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Every yard is a hard yard".
Both Haskell, who made many a hard yard at No 8, and the hooker Dylan Hartley were significant contributors to the general upturn, but largely, it was down to the decision to move the wretched Ugo Monye out of the full-back role he was ill-equipped to perform in the first place, being a wing pure and simple.
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Starting up businesses is hard yards.
We go back to the hard yards.
"These are the hard yards of opposition.
The Bank of England also warned of the hard yards to come.
O'Connor is certainly putting in the hard yards.
They had, evidently, put in the hard yards.
"He's out there running over guys, continuing to move his legs, getting those hard yards".
Those who have done the hard yards have every reason to resent Neville's soft landing.
"They have not done the hard yards of rebuilding their political network".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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