Sentence examples similar to be a tough pool from inspiring English sources
"This is a tough pool to see things," she said after the 100 butterfly.
"It's a tough pool but we want to test ourselves and get out of the pool if we possibly can.
"It's a tough pool and teams have got to perform to the best of their ability right from the start if they want to go through," he said.
Ulster director of rugby David Humphreys said his team had been handed a "tough pool" after the draw was made last month.
England, who are ranked fourth in the world, are in a tough pool with favourites Australia and fifth-ranked Belgium.
"Everyone keeps telling me England are in a tough pool but I keep telling them that Wales and Australia are in a very tough group because they've got to play England.
South Africa is in a tough pool with the defending and 12-time champion United States squad, China, Czech Republic, Argentina, Netherlands, Puerto Rico and Venezuela all battling for the top four spots.
Wales were World Cup semi-finalists last year but, after defeats by Argentina, Samoa, New Zealand and Australia, the Six Nations champions have dropped to ninth in the world rankings, resulting in them being drawn in a tough pool as they were only in the third tier of seeds.
"We were drawn in a tough pool with Tonga and Samoa.
England and Wales paid a heavy price for November defeats that sent them tumbling down the rankings when they were put together in a tough pool with Australia in the draw for the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England.
