Sentence examples for tough and capable from inspiring English sources

It would show him to be the tough and capable individual I know him to be.

She is a tough and capable campaigner, and she may be able to hold on to those leads.

He may not be at his peak in the polls, but Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg showed yesterday that he is still tough and capable of a joke or two.

After all, his résumé is thin, he's not the best debater in the world and Hillary Clinton has demonstrated beyond a doubt that she is smart, tough and fully capable of being president.

And yet, despite their ultimate defeat the battle once again demonstrated that the Chinese were tough and skillful soldiers capable of inflicting heavy casualties on the Australians and forcing their eventual withdrawal, albeit both intact and orderly.

Men perceived themselves as physically strong, tough, resilient, problem solvers and capable of withstanding 'little illnesses'.

Now fans want women who are tough, smart, capable and beautiful, she says.

This is clearly the moment for President Obama and Senate leaders to deliver a tough and ambitious energy bill capable of protecting the environment and the nation's security.

Also, these polymers were found to have good solubility and capable of forming tough films.

(Earlier examples include "Bring It On" and "Charlie's Angels".) The idea is to find heroines who are strong, tough, capable and resilient, but who also look fabulous in bathing suits and other revealing attire.

In the time I spent in my silver vault, I confirmed that, yup, the thing is remarkably tough, and the 5-liter is capable of very heavy lifting (and slurping).