Sentence examples for tough may from inspiring English sources

But getting tough may still be only a short-term answer.

Being tough may be good for show, but it won't address the problems on a humane level.

Given Iraq's authoritarian legacy, acting tough may not be a bad thing.The trouble is that America's instruments of control are not very effective.

In the aftermath of Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon, playing tough may invite attempts by Syria, Iran and the Hezbollah to take action against Israel proper.

The country has made its bed and will have to sleep in it awhile, but a few developments suggest getting tough may not be as simple as advertised.

Talking tough may look like a good way of demonstrating U.S. resolve, but when tough talk makes our opponent richer and stronger we may accomplish more by saying less.

The toughest may be yet to come.

As for issues citywide, the toughest may be our depressingly uneven public schools.

Other states have a tougher "may issue" law, which gives discretion to withhold a permit to an authority like the local sheriff or department of public safety.

More important, and tougher, may be undoing the damage of what the four-game losing streak did to the Knicks in the playoff standings.

Even tougher may be leading us to follow the right people…and unfollow the wrong people.