Sentences with phrase «of getting tough»

, has been an enthusiastic supporter of getting tough on juvenile offenders, particularly those who commit violent offenses.

Instead of getting tough on aviation, MEPs have only voted for modest improvements to Commission plans to make aviation part of the ETS.

It's capable of getting tough jobs done with its 305 horsepower and over 10,000 - pound towing capacity.

«Haven't we learned the lessons of getting tough on children from the criminal justice system's high recidivism rates?»

Chris Cobb looked at the implications of getting tough on crime.

Also when one of ours gets a tough time, like when someone targets them trying to shake them or break them a little.

Not exact matches

In terms of their personal conduct, some entrepreneurs launching their first startups may try to mimic the stereotype of the tough businessman and bully who gets his way.

It could be what gets you that $ 50,000 loan instead of that $ 5,000 one... Or what keeps your business afloat if times are tough.

Have you witnessed this dynamic of a group souring on its most talkative members when the going gets tough in real life?

Tough questions — like whether to leave you comfortable job or start your own business, move across the country in pursuit of opportunity or stick close to home, study economics or art, get down on one knee and propose or give it another year — cause many of us to break out in a cold sweat.

Now, thanks to tough new mortgage lending and insurance rules announced by federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau in October, some analysts predict that so - called «shadow banking» firms, which operate largely outside the purview of regulators, will see a surge of fresh business from frustrated homebuyers who can't get conventional loans.

She even helps get Tom Cruise out of a few tough situations, especially when they need to make a quick escape after trying to stop an assassination attempt:

«You also can't get past the symbolism of the fact this is an African - American law - enforcement officer who has a very strong, tough - on - crime high - morals stance.

Obviously, Anne Wojcicki, the co-founder and CEO of 23andMe, had to be incredibly tough to get her company through that time.

When Kasia Urbaniak first started a new kind of power - training school for women, she had a tough time getting people to understand what the place was all about.

So I think it's a really tough seat and for me, it's really more about how you work with your business partners, how you share the data, how you get on key messages, consistently tell those stories, and how you put bravery out there and really drive the agenda of the company forward.

Learn how to get tough stains and odors out of carpets — such as dog and cat odors — and your services will be in great demand.

But assuming that the rest of the world will continue to turn a blind eye to American profligacy is a risky bet, and it will get riskier if Congress keeps skirting the tough choices for the next 10 years.

History shows it could get a lot tougher because of the midterm elections scheduled for later in 2018.

But he had a reputation for getting to the bottom of the toughest software bugs; in his off - time, he'd been known to beat all the levels of Super Mario Bros. 2 in an afternoon sitting.

We're very, very supportive if they've got sensible M&A to do but the actual grunt of integrating complex transactions can be really tough,» he said.

It's all well and good to tell people they are capable of accomplishing way more than they believe they are, but when the going gets tough, vague reassurances probably aren't going to count for much.

If you're doing something you don't enjoy or that's terribly stressful, you may end up thinking of it as a chore, especially when times get tough.

Taylor explains: «When times are tough, you've got fewer new customers coming into the market, so you have to worry more about holding the loyalty of your most valuable customers.

While the renewable industry has gained momentum in recent years, «the battle certainly got tougher» with the election of Trump, said Dan Kammen, an energy expert at the University of California, Berkeley and science envoy for the U.S. State Department.

One of the worst mistakes you can make is to be unwilling to seek outside help when things get tough.

Santa is a necessary part of the holidays, who doesn't have to rely on huge marketing budgets and is willingly to cutback on the number of presents he delivers when times get tough.

While Congress is in the hands of a Republican majority, getting Democrats to go along with cutting taxes for the wealthiest Americans — as is Trump's plan — will be a tough sell; while the Republicans control the Senate, the Democratic minority could filibuster bills they don't like.

Without this, it's tough to get momentum and attract the number of backers needed to fund a bid.

This will allow you to connect with a deeper sense of purpose, which can provide you with greater motivation when the going inevitably gets tough.

I have experienced a lot of tough times in business and I've certainly helped a lot of businesses to get through tough times as well.

My advice is that if you are going through a tough time, and everything is kind of OK now, but you are facing uncertainly about the future, and you are getting more and more confused emotionally about the issues or the opportunity, perhaps now is the time to do nothing.

Peter Falvey, a managing director at Morgan Keegan, gave a light tough of analysis: «People are getting really excited, but it could end badly at some point.»

Some of the hoops a buyer must navigate to get one mirror what some proponents of tougher gun laws would like for all firearms.

If you're a snooze button tapper — even if only you hit the button only once before rising and shining — research shows that you're making your get - out - of - bed process even tougher.

Getting funding during the early stages of a startup is critical, but also tough because it's one of the riskiest times to invest in a business.

For entrepreneurs running these overnight sensations, however, it's a tough balance between getting all the benefits of that growth, including brand recognition and getting in with value retailers, while taking steps to make sure it's sustainable over the long run.

It's tough to get empirical data on the number of great stories written in the same period, but it stands to reason that that figure is on the decline, too.

Consistency is an essential ingredient of any social media strategy, but it can get very tough to continually produce high - quality content every day (or even multiple times per day).

«You're seeing all of your classmates coming in and saying this is the job I want and they went and got it,» Webb says of the tough decision to pass up the offer.

It also opened Stumpf up to tough lines of attack from senators — that he was laying the blame on struggling employees who were trying to make aggressive sales targets to get by.

Oprah earned high marks for her tough - but - polite interrogation, getting Armstrong to clearly admit he took a «cocktail» of banned performance - enhancing drugs to win his big races, and the interview was a rare ratings win for her struggling cable network — the query «what channel is OWN» reportedly spiked on Google Thursday evening.

That is the toughest part of leadership, is to get the message all the way out.

Over the years, Amazon has come under plenty of fire for being a tough place to work but it's also got some great programs, particularly around retraining.

The thought of not pursuing that idea has always been tougher than what we've had to go through to get where we are.»

I knew it would be tough to get an interview with one of the Montreal Canadiens, so I decided to talk to my father and grandfather.

«I went to the Wharton School of Finance, the toughest place to get into.

In a country that has imposed tough spending controls and austerity measures on all government departments, investing in the future means getting at the end of a very long line.

«She's got this mix of blue collar and white collar, can talk tough issues and simple issues — and all in this disarming way,» says John Simon, the company's general counsel, who has worked with Williams for a decade.

But the decline of cable could be tough for smaller players, such as niche channels which currently get a share of cable fees but might not be able to attract subscribers on their own.