Sentence examples for given a tough time from inspiring English sources

But Agenda 2010 has been given a tough time.

And not just that: should Gifford to go jail, she'd be given a tough time inside.

Even Mr Buffett has been given a tough time over his investment in Moody's, a credit-rating firm that approved lots of dodgy mortgage securities.

Alexander was given a tough time by some members after resigning, but the elected posts in the local constituency party (CLP) are dominated by her allies.

Given a tough time by Italy's Domenico Berardi, although you get the sense that this will be the case for plenty of international defenders in the years to come.

Both Mr. Bonacic and Mr. Kruger, for instance, were given a tough time by voters who went to the polls but did not vote for a senator as they chose candidates for other offices — and were thus recorded as 'blank' by the state's Board of Elections.

It's true, animal advocates and ordinary people worldwide are giving a tough time to producers of foie gras ("Chances Fade for Foie Gras Bill," June 15).

Even though the militants numbered only in the hundreds, they would give "a tough time to the army, and they will cost the army a lot," said Hasan-Askari Rizvi, a military analyst in Lahore.

I felt I'd asked the tough questions and given him a tough time, but afterwards I thought nothing more of it.

On their forthcoming meeting with Australia in Perth: "Hopefully we'll give them a tough time and we will not give up easy.

On being asked by Larry King if the British press was giving him a tough time, Grant turned solemn critic, saying that in fact all British papers were now tabloids.