By directly confronting each of these challenges, we can preserve the hard-won gains our economy has made and advance toward greater prosperity.

It didn't seem fair that she should hand over such hard-won gains to someone who hadn't earned her stripes in the battle.

But she says more traffic could spoil her hard-won gains and affect the quality of life for thousands of other residents.

Something had to give, and it turns out to be programs like the hard-won gains in health insurance.

The question for many is whether homesick Haitians who have built a life here, however imperfect, will throw away hard-won gains.

Reneging now would only pull the rug out from under our hard-won gains.

Underneath lies a deep sense of preserving hard-won gains.

If the Congressional cutbacks become law, conservationists fear, hard-won gains may be wiped out.

The writers saw the flexible schedule as a concession of hard-won gains.

Jazz is showing signs of an unprecedented resilience, a determination to hold onto hard-won gains.