He spoke about discipline, unity, austerity and the patriotic duty of bearing temporary hardships.

And the average age has risen to 59, as fewer young people have been willing, or financially able, to bear the risks and hardships of working the land.

Surely, nearing the end of the 20th century the concept of a "royal' family is anathema to all sensible people bearing in mind the misery, suffering and hardships endured by many people today both at home and abroad.

Men have often borne such hardships cheerfully for a cause that they understood and loved.

It is conviction which gives you the strength to bear hardships, even to the extent of persuading a king to abdicate his royal throne and take to the life of a mendicant.

Although he had borne hardships well, it is possible that he felt the pangs of hunger more keenly than any of us.

It's a cruelty, but a soldier bears such hardships.

So his mother had to bear great hardships to bring him up.

In this edition, Li was described as developing a "spirit of bearing hardships and tolerating hard work" as he helped care for his younger siblings.

Apart from his art, Compton was also an excellent climber, highly regarded by Blodig for his "brilliant mountaineering skill on ice and rock, his truly admirable perseverance, his inexhaustible patience in bearing hardships".