Example sentences of "a tough " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a tough , traditional apprenticeship . ’ |
| 2 | These are made from a tough plastic foam and are very light to wear . |
| 3 | Don Shears ( Avon ) moved up to the 55 age group where , seeded number 4 following his unbeaten run in the Dubler Cup , he reached the semi-final to give the ultimate runner-up , Gordon Davis ( USA ) a tough fight after battling through three exhausting rounds . |
| 4 | Mosaics are just tiny tiles — usually plain in colour , sometimes with a pattern — which are sold made up in sheets on a tough fabric backing . |
| 5 | Marbletex fine has a plastic vinyl resin base , reinforced with mica and fine marble aggregate , producing a tough , weatherresistant finish . |
| 6 | Marbletex smooth contains a tough flexible resin to provide weather resistance . |
| 7 | There was a ‘ critical paper ’ in the Oxford degree , but the emphasis was substantially on scholarship of a tough traditional kind , without much concession to the Arnoldian free play of mind . |
| 8 | The other kind would be academics who are committed to a tough professionalism on the American model , who believe that knowledge advances and becomes obsolete , that theory is essential , and that nothing of interest can be said about literature outside an institutional framework . |
| 9 | It was a tough assignment for two reasons . |
| 10 | The only variation is between those who say the provenance of the wastes is irrelevant , and those who argue that imports of PCBs and other hazardous material should be discourged , because only a tough import policy will ensure that other countries build their own plants . |
| 11 | Appropriately , the Wilcox narrative seems to be the book of his most widely read by the kind of people who have just put in a tough day at the office or have two weeks on the beach before clocking back on . |
| 12 | Against that Wallis women 's wear and Horne had a tough half-year while Selfridges , helped by a return of tourism , held up . |
| 13 | He said : ‘ It 's a question of definitions of purpose of establishment in a tough fashion — it can not be anything else — of priorities . |
| 14 | ‘ In a tough market you need to get the programme right , the price right and have a little bit of luck . ’ |
| 15 | It is a tough uncompromising business , and one where a man like White seems curiously out of place . |
| 16 | The latter camp took heart yesterday from Mr Rocard 's insistence that any decision must be based on a consensus , but realise that they have a tough fight ahead persuading others of the logic of their arguments . |
| 17 | But Hong Kong people are keen that Britain should maintain a tough stance in its dealings with Peking . |
| 18 | His equable temperament would complement perfectly a tough production but this one kicked off soft . |
| 19 | Today , closer to Clapton ( geographically ) than he 's been in a long while , Anthony Newley is relishing the chance to prove he 's still up to a tough dramatic performance eight shows a week and , to follow , he has plans for a musicalised Richard III . |
| 20 | IT HAS been a tough quarter of a century for Albertina Sisulu . |
| 21 | FARMERS voted yesterday for a tough licensing system to curb straw burning , after complaints about smoke pollution at the end of this year 's harvest . |
| 22 | Crataegus prunifolia is particularly good at this time of the year , a tough , compact little tree , no more than 15-20ft at maturity , making a broad , spiny head furnished with glossy green leaves . |
| 23 | It was a tough nut to crack . |
| 24 | It 's a tough section to finish on but the rewards are tremendous . |
| 25 | Though it travels through some wonderful hill country the Way is n't a tough route — much of it follows level footpaths with plenty of riverside walking . |
| 26 | The padded collar is comfortable enough and they look more like a tough shoe than a walking boot — designed , I suspect , to appeal more to women . |
| 27 | These are the sort of boots I would prefer to use for autumn and winter walking when a tough and study boot is required . |
| 28 | The Prime Minister could strengthen her growing reputation as a tough , determined champion of British national interests , one whose role in the transatlantic alliance was testimony to the growing influence of her nation after decades of consistent decline . |
| 29 | Some industries acquired chairmen with a reputation for cost-cutting and a tough stand on labour relations . |
| 30 | What was interesting about that was that at the time John Brown got into financial difficulties the banks and institutional shareholders took a tough but very constructive view that it was worth helping the company through a reconstruction rather than forcing it into liquidation , which had been an attitude prevalent some years earlier . |