Sentence examples for tough off from inspiring English sources

If the Eels are to be taken seriously, they need to be as tough off the field as they have been on it.

It is hard to come back all the time and it is pretty tough off the field: rugby has become so professional that it is hard to enjoy it unless you are playing and it is certainly not as enjoyable as it once was.

Bogart was not always as tough off screen as on and, in 1948, though without abandoning his liberal views, he apologised to the House Un-American Activities Committee for his uncritical opposition to their investigations, claiming that political naivety had made him support the short-lived Committee for the First Amendment.

He is a religious, Stanford-educated veteran of the game who specializes in being physically tough on the court and intellectually tough off the court.

The tough year was followed by a tough off-season that Jeter hopes is finally over.

He nailed a jumper to open the game, drove hard for a layup, converted a trademark bank shot and a tough, off-balance hook.

"No doubt this is the biggest game yet, to date, for this team," said Wade, who had 28 points, including a tough, off-balance, 22-footer that gave Miami a 92-86 lead in overtime.

Dallas Desperados (10-6)* It was a tough off-season for the Desperados, who lost quarterback Jim Kubiak to an injury in training camp and lost a number of talented players to free agency.

A few minutes later, Carter made a great under-the-basket layup with 1 03 left to close the gap to 86-84, but McDyess answered with a tough off-balance jumper.

The play is about a pair of rough, tough, off-the-wall families, one in Southern California and the other in Montana, set on a collision course by the violent marriage of Jake and Beth, played by Harvey Keitel and Amanda Plummer.

I'm in good shape at the moment, coming off a pretty tough off-season, so I'm looking forward to getting there," he said.