It would also mean the end of eye infections and other problems associated with hard contacts.

Martin was involved in only one play with hard contact, but even the 76ers did not question it.

"But if you don't get hard contact on my knees, I'm hard to bring down."

But the harder contact that followed was the shot of the game.

"But this is a chance for a hard contact and some positive PR, if only in your intelligence service."

He had turned thirty-six that year and was experimenting with hard contacts.

Some games of box also allow for intentional strips, and hard (though still usually friendly) contact.

But, without too much difficulty, she restrained herself from harder contact.

Even during his hard military contact, he retained a moral code that kept him on the side of civility.

"I was just trying to make hard contact, and see what happens."