Example sentences of "[art] tough [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It shows the great champion in the throes of the toughest bout of his life , depicting his struggle with grace and poignance .
2 Driving a 1960 Austin Healy Sprite on one of the toughest routes of the year , they won the North Armagh Club 's Orchard Rally by a convincing 17 point margin from the class two crew of Neil Fletcher and John Erwin .
3 I 've seen the toughest soldiers break down and weep .
4 The most important preparation , however , will be to find the silky smooth putting touch which is essential to conquer some of the toughest greens in the world .
5 The high-profile trip was meant to be an upbeat and cheerful end to the toughest year of their lives — instead they appeared to be at breaking point .
6 In a speech last week , Mead attempted to buoy industry confidence after ‘ the toughest year in our business for a very long time ’ .
7 FOR advertising agencies in the Republic , 1993 will be the toughest year for years , with little if any growth and margins trimmed back to the bone .
8 Getting an Open University degree is the toughest way of doing it known to man
9 Montague has built a company valued at close on £500 million , stacked up a personal fortune of more than £18 million , and left some of the toughest deal-makers in the transport business looking on open-mouthed .
10 The club have been invited to join some of rugby 's elite in the Dubai Sevens to be held on November 19 and 20 when they will face one of the toughest rugby sevens line-ups ever assembled .
11 After the rally Clinton began the toughest lap in his race for the White House .
12 THE toughest Budget for a decade , aimed at bringing under control a £50 billion public debt and boosting economic recovery , was produced yesterday by the Chancellor , Norman Lamont .
13 Notably , he ran up against director Henry Hathaway who was known as one of the toughest directors in the business , and Hopper had a minor role in From Hell to Texas .
14 the toughest crack though … is for the pilots … the jockeys … they starve themselves to ride light … they drive themselves thousands of miles from race to race … and then give it everything to go for broke …
15 ‘ Everyone throughout the game was disgusted , ’ said Wright , as England manager Graham Taylor faces one of the toughest decisions of his life over the Liverpool winger .
16 He has faced the toughest election of any Tory chairman for 20 years , while spending the afternoons dashing to Bath to defend his own marginal seat against a strong Liberal Democrat challenge .
17 But things are not always so idyllic — because this is Angola , and one of the toughest assignments in XFI 's portfolio .
18 In the name of harmonisation , and to avoid charges of unfair trading , she says all 12 countries must fall into step with the one with the toughest rules .
19 It is easily the toughest assignment England B have faced in recent seasons .
20 There are fitness worries concerning quarterback Troy Aikman after back surgery , and in the toughest division in the league — the NFC East — even this team of many talents might struggle for a repeat .
21 It has been estimated that around 70 consortia in all are arranging finance to participate in the auction for major independent television franchises , with the most attractive regions such as Thames , LWT , Granada , Central , TVS and Anglia likely to draw the toughest competition .
22 Alberto Tomba , after a fall in the Valloire super giant slalom , ducked Val d'Isere to prepare for the home snow of Sestriere , one of the toughest slalom slopes in the world .
23 ‘ Despite the toughest trading conditions for many years , most of our businesses improved on last year 's profits . ’
24 It is estimated to cost in excess of £20,000 to run a car like McHale 's Celica GT4 or the Subarus of Fisher and McKinstry on a rally as long and demanding as this year 's 1,200 mile Circuit — and that 's before the cars are put back together again after a five-day pounding on some of the toughest roads in Ireland .
25 Even as he was preparing to uproot millions of peasants and to destroy their homes , Ceauşescu praised their patriotism in terms ringing with irony : ‘ In the toughest times , their forefathers did not desert the land where they were born , but in brotherhood with it , with the mountains , fields , rivers and great woods , they unflinchingly remained in these parts , defending their being , their right to free existence . ’
26 Some of the toughest problems in Local government have hit Gloucestershire this year .
27 In life Kelly set herself the toughest challenges , and she met them head on .
28 It makes the coming three months in India and Sri Lanka one of the toughest challenges of my career .
29 But in turning around Eldorado 's fortunes , she knows she faces one of the toughest challenges of her 30-year career .
30 Thousands were out along the route to watch one of the toughest stages of the event .
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