R-17 was the first to climb down the narrow ladder; he stood waiting on the hard, dry soil.

Putting down roots in this ancient, fertile but very hard soil has been a challenge.

The hard soil in the 2d Battalion sector made digging difficult.

Construction work has been hampered by the excessively hard soil.

The dry, hard soil would not be easy to excavate.

These are easy on the back and make light work of even quite hard soils.

However, too much clay makes soil stiff and hard to cultivate.

The impact of his boots on hard, dry soil.

He was careful to walk on hard soil so that his tracks wouldn't show.

He turned his back on Bayard and walked out onto the hard, dry soil.