We're not being tough enough.

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

One can only hope that this recognition will serve as her guidepost when tough decisions must be made and changes in style alone will not be enough.

Thus, the effort to contain and destroy the Islamic State has become yet another referendum on President Barack Obama's stewardship of US foreign policy. Is he tough enough?

Those whom Khamenei did trust were not skillful enough to craft a policy of compromise that would preserve his ability to portray himself as a tough anti American leader.

Those are really tough.

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 .

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.

In tough times such as these, money matters.

Enough is enough.

Enough is enough.

That will be tough to do for political reasons.

Over the longer term, an elected government will have to bring enough parts of Egyptian society together to be able to make tough choices about dismantling the military s corrupt state within a state, cutting subsidies, and rebuilding the economy s foundations.

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.

Tough rules and penalties are required to deter traffic offenders.

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

When Enough is Not Enough

Enough is not enough anymore.

This year s presidential debates have addressed foreign policy solely in terms of whether the candidate would be tough enough to deal with the challenges that is, as a question of emotional fortitude, rather than of the intellectual foundation required to understand those challenges.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

After many futile efforts, the EU must get tough with the perpetrators.

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