As a strong wind had blown throughout the night, a harder surface was expected.

Behind him, he heard an engine roar to life and tires ripping through gravel down to a harder surface.

Marlborough Roads was asked to put a vehicle counter at Cape Campbell's beach, but said it needed a harder surface.

And then he slammed down against a harder surface that shook and creaked but held him from falling any farther.

But closer examination showed that the skin was dyed cloth laid over a harder surface, the hair sewn onto the scalp.

You'll be able to walk out there if you're careful and stick with the harder surface near the edge, he told her.

The upper portion of the copper in naval guns is replaced by steel, to obtain a harder surface for receiving the blow of the hammer.

She taps her long nails on her knee, 1, 2, 3, imagining the sound they make on a harder surface.