Sentence examples for tough to stir up from inspiring English sources

Some have suggested that Mr. Sarkozy, who is at historical lows in the opinion polls, with a presidential election next year, is acting tough to stir up patriotism.

If his questions were too tough, he would be very likely to stir up charges of sexism or elitism.

Facing tough competition and marketing concerns, Campbell Soup managed to stir up a profit in line with expectations in its fiscal second quarter, despite a decline in its best-known business.

"Western sources shouldn't be believed as if they are sacred texts". Whenever the going gets tough, it has been Erdogan's classic approach to stir up Islamic and Turkish identities at the same time.

He wants a crisis to stir up his base and show how tough he is.

Nonetheless, some think that the increasingly unpopular junta's tough stance on that incident and YouTube has been a ploy to stir up nationalist sentiment and distract Thais from the country's political crisis.

Tough times and massive concentrations of wealth and power at the top tend to stir up progressive passion.

Trying to stir up strife, etc". (February 1861).

WHALES seem to stir up strong feelings.

They try to stir up trouble.

It tries to stir up controversy.