No one had ever really made a regulation that clearly outlined the difference between hardy martial spirit and plain recklessness.

"And I thought them such hardy spirits!"

A hardy spirit, Brannock thought.

But despite their hardy spirits and can-do attitudes, they're secretly wishing for a few inventions to improve the quality of life in their beautiful state.

It's no coincidence that these offbeat characters should have the same hardy spirit as the unemployed miners in "The Full Monty."

Many of the men were veterans of the native wars, and all were imbued with a hardy and adventurous spirit.

The career of the duo, who have been performing together for over 20 years, is emblematic of the hardy, independent spirit of the alternative-rock movement, which they helped establish.

He has a hardy spirit for a lad so young.

A few hardy spirits broke out of formation and tried to block the animal's path, then lost their nerve at the last minute and scampered to safety.

However weatherbeaten they appear, they still have a light in their eyes, and they exude the hardy spirit of pioneers who are older and wiser but unbowed.