Most often, when a male has adopted these types of expressions, it is done as an attempt to highlight their "manliness", " macho " status, or cowboy or tough guy type dispositions.
Tough love!" A sunnier disposition it would be hard to find and yet it belies a mental toughness that sets her apart from many of her peers.
The robot's tough talk on gun control and its choirboy disposition lead the voters to ascribe sentient motives to the artificially intelligent humanoid.
Nicknamed "Punk" and "McNasty" due to his combative, fiery disposition, McCain enjoyed and cultivated that tough guy image; he also made a few friends.
Indeed, a cheerful disposition can help you get through the tough patches that cloud every life, but do people who see the glass half-full also enjoy better health than gloomy types who see it half-empty?
Mr. Sullivan, while famously tough in negotiations, was known for a quieter, more polite disposition.
Bogart on Bogart 'Democrat in politics, Episcopalian by upbringing, dissenter by disposition.' Raymond Chandler on Bogart 'Bogart can be tough without a gun.
If you have the right disposition, manage your expectations, and prepare yourself for a tough start, you just might have what it takes to work as a freelancer.
"This is a fairly tough area," Leventer explains, "so we don't see a lot of informal dispositions". .
Rugby's advocates argue its principles mesh perfectly with the American disposition: individual talent in a team context, fair play, and respect in an aggressive, dynamic and tough environment.
