Sentence examples for notably tough from inspiring English sources

We have notably tough graders on our board.

The director-general of Oftel, Don Cruickshank, has been notably tough in the job.

Altidore's breakout campaign – which had one notably tough moment, when Den Bosch fans subjected him to racial abuse – could have set him up for the rest of his career.

Another NSC official, Mara Rudman, had jokingly been described as "she who must be obeyed" by a third colleague earlier in the email chain, after proposing a notably tough line.

Last year Pope Benedict announced a commission to overhaul the Legionaries while the language used about Maciel himself by the Vatican – "immoral", "devoid of scruples" was notably tough in its denunciation.

By contrast, Lee Myung-bak, who was president from 2008 to 2013, adopted a notably tough stance, in the belief that the dictatorship was close to breakdown.DistrustpolitikThe current president, Park Geun-hye, intends to use both carrots and sticks, rewarding the north for co-operating and punishing its provocations.

Tharp, throughout her career, has been notably tough-minded.

The speech was notably tough-sounding, but the principles were solid.

The letters to her younger friend David Morgan, which talk about how getting to know someone "involves the removal of romanticism" and chide him for his fecklessness, are notably tough-minded.

Fox remained notably tougher on the candidate than competing networks during the campaign.

Mancini's tone was notably tougher after Thursday night's events – a sign that he feels the time for coaxing Balotelli has passed.