Sentences with phrase «despite tough talk»

Nassau's financial control board appears to be more accepting of less information about the county's finances than it has in the past, despite tough talk of forcing the county to balance its budget.

Despite the tough talk, the immediate focus of the international response was expected to be on tougher economic sanctions against Pyongyang.

Will Western leaders, despite their tough talk, quietly ease sanctions, especially since the U.S. has dragged into action a reluctant Europe, 30 % of whose gas comes from Russia?

Not exact matches

While Arsenal fans will be happy to see our own manager Arsene Wenger talking tough over the future of Alexis Sanchez and seeming to be determined not to sell the star striker despite strong interest from a number of clubs and the Chilean international's own wish to leave, we are not so pleased about the French club AS Monaco and their apparently similar stance on the young French winger Thomas Lemar.

Despite the decades of tough talking and billions of dollars spent in waging this war, the global drug problem and the criminal markets that underpin it remain all but untouched by our enforcement efforts.

Despite all the tough talk at the Capitol about refusing to accept any new taxes or fees while the budget negotiations have dragged on, it turns out that the idea of raising taxes to help close the $ 9.2 billion budget deficit has been on the table for some time now.

But the tough - talking former schoolteacher's candidacy never caught traction despite a series of strong debate performances — particularly as the race swelled to 10 candidates by Thursday morning.

But despite Mr. de Blasio's tough talk, it appeared Uber's tactics were successful — at least for the moment.

Despite all the talk about instituting a tougher certification process, Malloy's «Education Reform» bill significantly weakens the requirements for superintendents.

News — Rupert Murdoch is still talking tough about a possible break with Amazon over the Wall Street Journal's Kindle edition, despite a price increase in May and a bigger share of the revenue for News Corp..

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OSLO (Reuters)- Government plans for slowing climate change remain «woefully inadequate» despite promises of tougher action under the 2015 Paris agreement, according to Fiji, which will preside at United Nations talks in Germany next week.