Today, after many months of tough principle diplomacy, we have achieved the framework for that deal.
But then he said he himself was tough in principles and strong in beliefs – the crucial difference was that he "listened".
Also expected were the general comments about more regulation for banks, hedge funds and credit rating agencies, as well as the pledge to implement "tough new principles" on pay and compensation.
State officials argue that the changes are modest; the goal, they say, is simply to re-emphasize some of the tough-love principles of reform.
By the time the industry got through with its legislative lobbying, the version that passed Congress as part of the Dodd-Frank Act was tough in principle but left room for mischief in the administrative rule-making.
He also joined with Democratic representatives Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Jay Inslee of Washington – two other leaders of this emerging majority within the caucus – to author a tough statement of principles for climate legislation.
This is hardly surprising or even reprehensible: it takes a while to detect which way the wind is blowing, and it is tough to reject principles to which one has devoted one's career.
Spies, ironically, portrayed the Soviet spy Rudolph Abel in a far more sympathetic light than Trumbo--as a man of his principles, tough, and clear he is at war.
The course assignments included reading professional papers and analyzing case studies, while referring to psychological concepts and principles toughs in the course.
"It's tough to maintain your principles when you're head of the C.I.A., because you need to be seen as someone that the people inside the agency want to follow".
It's an entirely natural impulse to want the best for your children, and sticking with your principles is tough when you're weighing it up against their future.
