Sentence examples for test of toughness from inspiring English sources

And those hazed often see it as a test of toughness, taking a perverse pride in their perseverance.

A common test of toughness is the Charpy test, which employs a small bar of a metal with a V-shaped groove cut on one side.

Previously relegated to the red-light district of sports culture, M.M.A. has gained mainstream prominence and become a test of toughness embraced by amputees who relish the challenge of modifying the sport's techniques and surprising those who stereotype them as victims.

A Test of Toughness Besides raising her boys and running her household (she had no help until shortly after emergency surgery for an ovarian cyst after the birth of her youngest son), Mrs. Romney, a natural athlete, took up tennis and became a top player on the country club circuit.

Others love the event for its test of mental toughness.

The politically charged case before her now may be the ultimate test of her toughness.

But for the Knicks and Camby, the Heat once again presents a test of endurance, toughness and ability.

But just as Mr. Kerry believed his service in Vietnam gave him special credentials to criticize that war when he believed it went wrong, he seems to have regarded his vote to authorize Mr. Bush to use force in Iraq as both a test of his toughness on national security matters, and a reflection of the flexibility that he himself would want from Congress were he commander in chief.

In addition, UNICEF supports the development of the Papa-school network in order to make men aware of the fact that their presence during labour is not the test of their toughness – it shows them that fathers are as important for newborn babies as mothers".

In this paper, extensively experimental testing of fracture toughness for two different welded joints of API X80 pipeline steels after service were carried out.

"It was a test of my mental toughness," Christon said.