"I put myself in some situations that were tough to come back to," Brands said.
But those that were tough enough to continue investing then survived.
In fact, the solution proposed fully converts the high cellulose-fiber parts of the maize plant that were tough to degrade in anaerobic digesters.
Edward L. Yingling, president and chief executive of the American Bankers Association, said the bill passed on Tuesday contained provisions that were "tough, but workable".
"We had to make decisions that were tough, and he fell right into that category," Marc Gustafson, the Rockies' director of player development, said in a telephone interview.
There were times that were tough, but we had each other, and we had the opportunity to do anything, to be anything, as long as we were willing to work for it.
The challenge was to find materials that were tough enough to be used as substrates, but which could be thermally decomposed easily, evaporating into nonreactive chunks when brought into contact with the hot tip.
For instance, Republicans were more concerned about the government enacting laws that were tough enough to deal with terrorists, while Democrats were more concerned about the possibility that the new laws would restrict civil liberties.
Administration officials have confirmed the existence of the classified opinions, but will not make them public, saying only that they approved techniques that were "tough, safe, necessary and lawful".
"After the start, bogeying the first two holes, I thought it was pretty good to hang in there, fight and make some birdies, because there were a lot of holes that were tough to get to".
The 2007 Crucible runner-up's mother Shirley walked out when he was just eight years old, and he lost father David to cancer at 16. His brother and a close network of friends looked out for him during times that were tough, not least financially.
