Sentence examples for without toughness from inspiring English sources

"We're very talented but against a good team like Michigan State or Illinois you can't just win on talent without toughness.

Although Nick may not want to watch the caesarian, his father insists he watch - he does not want his son to be initiated into an adult world without toughness, writes Thomas Strychacz.

Hogget (sheep aged between lamb and mutton) is a speciality: it develops a flavour as strong as mutton but without the toughness.

Now is the time for President Obama's policy of softness and reconciliation, but that time would never have come without the toughness of the Bush administration and the effect it had on the "Arab street".

Combining soft and stiff components without losing toughness is typically very difficult with current synthetic tools.

However, increasing strength without degrading toughness is a fundamental challenge in materials science.

For practical engineering applications, it is more desirable to have coatings with high hardness without sacrificing toughness too much.

The results show that adding 0.02% of Nb obviously improves the strength without sacrificing toughness of the Fgba/Bg steel.

Reinforcement of the bio-based resin with nanoclays permits to retain stiffness without sacrificing toughness, while also improving barrier and thermal properties.

Without the louche toughness of a broad-shouldered men's jacket, without the yin and yang of a bra under a sharp pantsuit or a cummerbund worn as a ruched corset, fashion was in danger of drifting into one of the longest-running ladies' lunches in history.

"There's no doubt that we could not have done what we've done without a mental toughness," Randolph said.