Whatever people think about them, they are intelligent, experienced, sharp, tough, battle-hardened politicians.
www.smh.com.au Despite his battle-hardened harshness, he was grievous and wept when she died, astonishing all those who knew him.
en.wikipedia.org Furthermore, he had overhauled and re-trained the army, which was now battle-hardened, and he now had a supply of ready money to pay for more troops.
en.wikipedia.org The 435-hp, 3.8-liter flat-six and the six-speed transaxle powering this 911 descend from battle-hardened race hardware.
www.caranddriver.com Also, the forces of both sides were a mixture of old, battle-hardened soldiers trained in regular units before the war, and new, unproven recruits.
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