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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Although its meat is delicious, there is no special demand for it, and the same goes for its hard-wearing wool.
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As well as having it in the luxury class, I now also include it in the practical, hard-wearing , well worth-the-effort class!
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Bolton twill A firm, hard-wearing fabric.
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Fashion workwear, the authentic, hard-wearing utility stuff, is not about to go away.
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Generally speaking, cotton canvas is the most hard-wearing fabric, followed by nylon and polyester.
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It is hard-wearing , crease-resistant, easy to wash and quick drying.
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The result is both neat and hard-wearing - it is used for most knitwear commercially after all.
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The ultimate in natural flooring, sisal makes a hard-wearing alternative to natural wood floors.