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Discover LudwigThe phrase "tough posture" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a firm or strong stance on an issue or situation.
Example: "The company's tough posture on environmental regulations has drawn both praise and criticism from various stakeholders."
Alternatives: "firm stance" or "strong position".
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Until then, his tough posture is laughable.
Initially Enron adopted a tough posture over the sale of Dabhol.
Mr. Cuomo has adopted a tough posture, rhetorically and legislatively, toward unions, but has also sought to work with them.
His tough posture echoed Trump's bellicose threats to fix the problem by force if others will not.
But that tough posture by baseball may be modified as a result of the current dialogue, which was cited by a person with knowledge of the matter.
After a three-month review, the Bush administration moderated an earlier tough posture and said it would restart talks on a range of security issues with North Korea.
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But that does not excuse the continuous drip-feed of media scare-stories and "tough" posturing by New Labour.
And because the two sides are not believed to be actively negotiating with each other about a possible deal, tough posturing appears to be serving as communication.
Through it all, Madonna made a display of arrogance, tossing off profanities, striking tough postures and glaring more often than she smiled.
Through the concert, Madonna made a display of arrogance, tossing off profanities, striking tough postures and glaring more often than she smiled.
In the midst of all the government's tough posturing – those notorious "Go home or face arrest" vans, for instance – Harper learned he was employing an illegal immigrant as a domestic cleaner and quit.
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