In these tough economic times, we are all acutely aware that security comes at a price.

In tough times such as these, money matters.

In tough economic times, there is a tendency to sacrifice human rights, but preventing institutionalization of children or adults with disabilities is no longer open to negotiation.

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

While many in Guatemalan society welcomed the presence of the Mission, MINUGUA faced tough criticism at times.

They are in fact secretly wishing that in these tough economic times, at least part of the culture of hope incarnated by Obama would reverberate on them and transform them for the better.

Many occur on an international basis, and we need to encourage such discourse, even in tough times for government budgets.

In tough economic times, why would anyone ban industrial farming of a highly profitable and useful plant that requires almost no pesticides and can be used to make textiles, food, animal fodder, and alternatives to petroleum, cotton, and pulp wood?

First, it s tough enough for leaders within the Chinese Communist Party elite to agree on economic policy priorities.

In developing countries, it is said that good times are bad times for economic reform.

If you worry about getting your money out of a country when times turn tough, China is not an attractive place to hold your reserves.

Protectionism normally thrives in times of economic peril.

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

Perhaps tomorrow they will lose sleep over the mass demonstrations and social conflicts that tough economic policies have spawned.

Two economic surprises prolonged the good times in 2005.

This frequently occurs in times of rapid economic change.

Today, they worry about spineless governments unable to take the tough actions needed to deal with the crisis. Perhaps tomorrow they will lose sleep over the mass demonstrations and social conflicts that tough economic policies have spawned.

Those are really tough.

Such advice is always tough to sell all the more so in the face of the worst economic outlook in 70 years.

BERKELEY By any economic measure, we are living in disappointing times.

Steps like these may have been overlooked in better economic times.

But in times of slow economic growth, policymakers options are grim.

But, given a global economic environment that promises scant sustainable growth in the coming years, things could otherwise get very tough very soon.

We're not being tough enough.

After tough and effective UN led sanctions are imposed, the concerned parties must wait until North Korea feels the pain of the economic squeeze.

Easy travel plus hard economic times means that immigration rates may accelerate to the point where social friction exceeds general economic benefit. Similarly, hard economic times may worsen relations among governments, as well as domestic conflicts that can lead to violence.

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Getting it there is really tough.

But repairing the damage was tough.

So that is a tough day .

So that is a tough day .

With tougher economic times inevitably come tougher positions toward foreign competition and outsourcing.

The United States is deeply concerned, following the minimal results of its strategic economic dialogue with China in May, and Congress is threatening tough protectionist measures.

With tough migration practices and rising nationalism awaiting them at their main destination, routine discrimination is the price they pay for access to better economic opportunities.

Economic adjustments and the development of market relations in the country have resulted in unemployment and tough competition on the labour market, which is gender biased.

At times of serious economic distress, policymakers thrash about seeking solutions, and some people lose confidence in the economic system itself.

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The EU will be tough on terrorism.

Ban Ki Moon has a tough job.

That would impose tough fiscal discipline, indeed.

But the sort of integration that occurs in times of economic crisis is often destructive.

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There is no quick or easy way out of this problem, especially in bad economic times.

The love has been very tough indeed, generating rapid economic contraction, massive unemployment (upwards of 50 among young people), and continued fiscal deterioration, owing to rising debt service costs.

That will be tough to do for political reasons.