Sentence examples for tough taskmaster from inspiring English sources
President Coolidge could be a tough taskmaster.
"They deserved it," the notoriously tough taskmaster said.
"He's a 'khozayin,' " a tough taskmaster, Mr. Murray said.
Under Mr. Michaels, a tough taskmaster, Forbes became a boot camp for business reporters.
It has been known for some time that Amazon is often a tough taskmaster.
Blakey was combative, bullish, and a very tough taskmaster from an old showbiz school.
The historical precedent, he noted, was grim: "After the First World War, when the French imposed reparation payments on Germany, then they were sort of the tough taskmasters, they occupied the Saar, and the result was the rise of Hitler.
Officials in the government of Cyprus have said that they were forced to accept the terms of the bailout by the tough taskmasters who call the shots on Europe's bailout funds – many have read this to mean Germany.
The most famous example is Dave Calhoun, a top GE executive who turned down jobs at S&P 500 companies for the chance to run privately owned VNU, a Dutch media group, for a reported $100m package.Of course, such executives will take more risks and work hard for their money; private-equity partners can be tough taskmasters.
But we are tough taskmasters and want to be associated with a winning team".
He was a hard taskmaster.
