Sentences with phrase «as tough»

The first recipe I came across was for cow brains... needless to say that as a tough sell!

For some people, weight gain can be as tough as weight loss.

As good as they are, is as tough as they are.

The result is that the incredible force from the weight and the movement is actually stressing out the shoulder joint, the bicep isn't really getting worked optimally, and the person in question doesn't look as tough as they'd planned with that ridiculously heavy dumbbell.

This might be a bit tough to explain, although it's not as tough to do.

It provides varied as well as tough workouts, and you will feel as if you are riding a real bike on the road.

Once I found heavy - duty clothes that were as tough as my boys are, actually assembling the boys» capsule wardrobe was easy.

However, this process is not as tough as it seems.

As tough as hair loss can be, this may be one of few areas where it's possible to take back a little control — by shaving your head rather than waiting for clumps of hair to show up on your pillow and in the shower.

Moving around the gym is as tough as navigating the expo floor, which is to say nearly impossible.

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Beyond artificial cartilage, the researchers suggest that the new hydrogel could be used in soft robotics, optics, artificial muscle, as a tough protective covering for wounds, or «any other place where we need hydrogels of high stretchability and high toughness.»

And yet ESA struck an optimistic note in its Mars500 press release: «This mission might lack some of the glory and feeling of the real flight, but it is just as tough and will yield a lot of experience for the future.

It is true that decarbonising the world's economies will require some tough choices, but perhaps not quite as tough as Fred Pearce suggests in his article on the implications of a Severn barrage (18 April, p 32).

The pineconefish, Monocentris japonica, is as tough as its name implies.

Another thing that helped is that I realized, in those first few days, that people want to help, and that it is OK to receive their help — something that, until that day, I had a problem accepting, as I was too busy all my life proving that I was «as tough as the guys»!

Okay, there was a bit of stuff about twins whizzing off into space or staying at home and ageing at different rates, but that was about as tough as it got.

According to the FDA, the rules that it has set to regulate generic drugs are just as tough as for brand - name meds.

Grade 3 titanium is only 0.3 percent oxygen, yet it is one - third as tough as grade 1 titanium, which is 0.1 percent oxygen.

So the Zambian mole rats live in a moderately tough environment, but not as tough as the naked mole rats.

They are not as tough as a Siberian Tiger.

But convincing developing nations to move aggressively on mercury may be at least as tough as mobilizing them against carbon emissions.

Although zookeepers knew that pandas were as tough, aggressive, and dangerous as grizzly bears, the public image was that of an adorable, cuddly creature that was weak and vulnerable.

The building's surrounding steel frame will be just as tough.

Mikel Zubizarreta, a member of the UPV / EHU's IT 781 - 13 group, highlights the advantages of timber in building works: «Although it is not as tough as other materials used in structures, it is a better insulator, in other words, it is more energy - efficient and less dense so the structure weighs less.

But the particular kicking I have in mind should be thought of as tough love.

The six year review is regarded as the tough one.

Hemp was an important crop in England until the late 18th century, as its tough fibres made it a valuable raw material for rope, textiles and paper.

I think of it as tough love, where you nurture the students, but you also enforce rules and codes of professionalism and ethics into the class.»

As far as the walls, they're also made of rust - resistant galvanized steel to be just as tough.

Viking warriors have a historical reputation as tough guys, with an emphasis on testosterone.

«I've never seen anything as tough as the last few years.»

Mayoral wannabe Mark Green's bid to reinvent himself as tough on crime isn't sitting well with police bosses, who yesterday blasted the Democratic front - runner as a phony.

Steve Englebright (D - Setauket) expressed confidence that Democrats won't be distracted as a tough budget fight looms.

Community sentences should be «as tough, respected and effective as they are in countries like France and Germany», he said.

He is a well - known figure in education circles both locally and nationwide, earning a reputation as a tough union leader whose hard - nosed — and strategic — bargaining style has netted Buffalo teachers strong contracts.

But winning outright is probably as tough for Labour as for the Tories.

Weingarten, who is a nationally known formidable union leader, one the media has referred to as tough, savvy and with smarts to spare, stood in solidarity with the president of the New York State Public Employees Union, Wayne Spence.

Their voices need to be heard and respected as tough budget decisions are made.

«In a year where voters want change and in which Democrats are seen to be in power, this is a tough poll — about as tough as you get,» Greenberg said.

This won't just be because ducking is always a tempting response to tough questions, especially questions as tough as those raised by public spending cuts.

So how does Attorney General Schneiderman rate as a tough but fair regulator of business?

«He warns that troublemakers and persons not directly connected with the smooth conduct of the election should stay out of the electoral process as the tough security arrangements in place will leave no room for any untoward behaviour, while any person, no matter his or her status, who attempts to test the will of the Police and other security agents during the exercise will be isolated, apprehended and brought to deserved justice».

Ministers who have dealt with White praise her as a tough but impressive negotiator, on top of the numbers and Treasury thinking.»

Mr. Cuomo, who made his reputation as a tough enforcer by taking on corrupt practices on Wall Street and in the insurance industry as attorney general, came out with guns blazing.

Former deputy assistant secretary at HUD Julian Potter recalled Cuomo as tough on everyone around him and brutal on himself, never allowing time for personal enjoyments.

Staff numbers have dwindled under austerity cuts, but prisoner numbers continue to skyrocket as a tough - on - crime justice secretary stuffs ever more men and women into a system which long ago reached its limit.

«The ad, entitled «No Pushover,» highlights Kathleen's record as a tough and innovative prosecutor who has protected victims and gone after corrupt public officials and online sexual predators.»

Miliband's opponents, however, want to paint him as tough on the causes of big business — a prospective Prime Minister who will send investors fleeing these shores.

A statement full of the kind of bravado that has earned the new shadow business secretary his reputation as a tough talker, but that has also had him branded as difficult to manage and cavalier.