Sentence examples for rather tougher from inspiring English sources

The spin was rather tougher for John McCain, who has campaigned as the stricter Republican with the smaller tax cut.

Would-be labourers, technicians and trade workers or machinery operators and drivers, however, will find the going rather tougher.

Mrs Whitehouse, in my experience, was rather tougher and more down-to-earth than Julie Walters' lovable and vulnerable woman.

But six months ago, on the other side of the world, a rather tougher line was adopted that May might just be studying.

They are similar men, polite, urbane and rather tougher than you might imagine, who have known each other for the best part of two decades since Eriksson, in the midst of his serene progress through Italian football, arrived in 1992 to coach Sampdoria, whose attack was spearheaded by Mancini and Gianluca Vialli.

The American government has offered $5 billion in cash and a further $10 billion in loan guarantees (although, since the government has taken powers to get equity stakes in exchange, not all airlines will be keen to fall back on these).This week the European Commission took a rather tougher position than the Americans.

"The chef is rather tough".

Hanger steak is ordinary and rather tough.

In climate-change talks, it will make them rather tough.

But Lyuba, the original, would be rather tough now.

In a way, it made her rather tough as well.