But, in the end, it takes more than strong policy and analytical skills to deal with tough economic challenges.

He will be a tough and strong minded leader, but one who understands the world in a pragmatic way and knows how to work well with his foreign counterparts.

Those are really tough.

We're not being tough enough.

Others consider the relationship less a matter of exploitation than a simple function of capitalism s free market principles, according to which those without a strong negotiating position must accept tough terms.

How did you handle that balance between being the tough diplomatic and strong voice of this country to the rest of the world and also how you felt about yourself as a mother, a grandmother, nurturing ...

The IMF s Tough Choices on Greece

Getting it there is really tough.

But repairing the damage was tough.

So that is a tough day .

So that is a tough day .

Tough rules and penalties are required to deter traffic offenders.

Dianna Cohen Tough truths about plastic pollution

The EU will be tough on terrorism.

Ban Ki Moon has a tough job.

That would impose tough fiscal discipline, indeed.

That Friday night in Brussels involved very real and tough decisions.

In tough times such as these, money matters.

China s government introduced tough labor laws and a minimum wage in 2008.

Mallam Haruna is a tough man and always has a scary look.

That will be tough to do for political reasons.

The message girls could be tough, and boys were allowed not to be.

It is a tough sell, but also a vital one.

Heartier crop varieties are helping farmers to weather tough conditions.

China will undoubtedly find the EU a tough negotiating partner.

Barack Obama is tough, too, but in a different way.

MEG Right now that s a very tough question to answer.

It is a long term, tough, day after day activity.

The solemn face that Alberto Korda caught in his photographs became tough and unsympathetic.

For example, people may see an inevitable tradeoff between tough environmental standards and jobs.

I was a little street tough that followed Christian Slater around and badgered him.

But, in the end, it takes more than strong policy and analytical skills to deal with tough economic challenges. We have seen unfortunate examples of that repeatedly in the West in recent years, and there are no guarantees that China s newly installed leaders will avoid comparable pitfalls.

HA Yes, I was working in a tough situation, very dangerous.

Sami wanted Layla to answer some tough questions on her past.

But it must also be tough on the causes of terrorism.

For Europe s energy future, today is the moment for tough decisions.

Undoubtedly, tough negotiations lie ahead on this front, including with Hollande.

For Turkey s friends abroad, it is time for some tough love.

Constructive economic engagement will be a tough sell outside North Korea.

Get tough with China, both stressed in the presidential debates, and the pain will ease.

Tough sanctions and constraints, it is said, would also be able to induce debt discipline.

But creditors don t have an incentive to place tough limits on banks.

That is tough when, in Europe, nobody wants to pay Greece s bills.

If you elect a bad government, then tough you live with it.

India is a tough nation. No one should have illusions about that.