His books included "The Last White Parliament: The Struggle for South Africa by the Leader of the White Opposition" (1986) and "Tough Choices: Reflections of an Afrikaner Africa" (2000).
I realize these steps include a lot of tough, internal reflection.
A book on mercy might be expected to be a warm bath in kindliness, all sweetness and light, but Pope Francis, in "The Name of God Is Mercy," offers a tough-minded reflection on an urgently needed public virtue, together with firm, if kindly, pushback against his critics.
After some tough weeks of self-reflection, Ovens came face-to-face with his failures, committed to learning and growth, and launched his fourth company: a business consulting firm.
Therefore, after a tough few days of reflection, problem solving, and analysis, our team recognized we could not build brighter tomorrows without ensuring survival today.
But, in a reflection of the tough questions he is likely to face in his confirmation hearing, civil rights groups and their champions in Congress condemned the choice.
Sam Sebastiani has maintained all along that this was as much by design as it was a reflection of the tough market.
Staff incentive payments totalled £177.9m in 2009, down 16.8% on 2008's £213.8m payouts and a reflection of the tough market.
Unequivocally rejoicing at the sight of one's own reflection is a tough prospect for a girl at any stage of life, and never more so than during adolescence, when the face staring back may look startlingly alien.
The fact that Classic Residence had enough vacant apartments to accept several dozen outsiders for several weeks is a reflection of how tough it has been to market for-profit assisted living in the city, even for two chains that experts say are among the best.
