But in practice European leaders do not want other countries to follow the UK's lead so are likely to maintain their tough stance for political reasons.
They have maintained their perch even through a tough stretch in May and a hint of the famous and traditional Cubs June Swoon, when the team, like soda too long in the sun, fizzles out.
"I thought, 'Wouldn't it make sense that these webs would have to be particularly tough?' " to maintain their shape and tautness over such long distance, he says.
"Car companies control the market through dealers, and as Internet players gain more control of the purchasing process, it will be tougher for dealers to maintain their profits and their relationships with buyers," said Dennis DesRosiers, a Toronto-based automotive consultant.
But the list is maintained with tough love.
Ms. Mazibuko has maintained a tough exterior amid the questions about her blackness, saying she has heard them since her childhood.
Ms Merkel's campaigning has been focused on her successful safeguarding of the German economy while she maintained a tough stance over the euro crisis.
While her subordinates were talking of compromise, Ms. Merkel maintained her tough line before a domestic audience with little sympathy for Europe's laggards, particularly Greece.
It dropped the reference to an Islamic republic found in the 1985 manifesto, but maintained a tough line against Israel and the US and said Hezbollah needed to keep its weapons.
Wouldn't the outcome be better for interviewees who maintained that tough negotiator stance -- even while listening to the other guy talk?
