Sentences with phrase «tough as some of»

«He's as tough as any of the guys we've had,» says Bubba Tyer, a team trainer for 34 years.

Neil Watson has a fair point about our players not being as tough as those of yesteryear.

Both sides are hardly saints, and yet they don't even come close to being as tough as some of the later decisions.

But even then, the final missions are only as tough as some of Monster Hunter's easiest.

Kootz did, because I think Kootz, with all his faults, and he was as tough as either of the others, um, I think really loved a certain kind of painting.

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«As tough as juggling the demands of motherhood and being a Senator can be, I'm hardly alone or unique as a working parent, and my children only make me more committed to doing my job and standing up for hardworking families everywhere.&raquAs tough as juggling the demands of motherhood and being a Senator can be, I'm hardly alone or unique as a working parent, and my children only make me more committed to doing my job and standing up for hardworking families everywhere.&raquas juggling the demands of motherhood and being a Senator can be, I'm hardly alone or unique as a working parent, and my children only make me more committed to doing my job and standing up for hardworking families everywhere.&raquas a working parent, and my children only make me more committed to doing my job and standing up for hardworking families everywhere.»

Paying down balances may be tough to pull off as a short - term move to increase your credit score, but it should be part of your long - term financial plan.

Every business hopes to build a sense of community and brand loyalty; the Tough Mudder tribe is a prime as the definition of a community.

Companies relying on the spending power of the British consumer have faced tough questions in recent months as the impact of Britain's decision to leave the European Union has gradually begun to weigh on sentiment.

It's all in service of building Gillam's reputation as a focused and efficient general contractor that can manage tough jobs that typically go to much larger firms.

The Fed Audit, which has consistently been fought by the Senate, could easily be dropped - with Republican legislators being able to point to the endorsement of the beltway's leading libertarian think tanks as evidence of being tough on the Fed.

News of the impending job cuts came in the form of an internal memo released to employees on Tuesday, which stated that the decision to terminate positions was due to product delays, as well as a «tough market» and the company's need to conserve cash.

Adding to it are ever tougher government constraints on greenhouse - gas emissions: Europe, China, and much of the rest of the developing world are moving to curb carbon even as President Trump pulls the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord.

The rupee joins the rupiah (which had fallen more than 13 % against the U.S. dollar as of August), and Brazil's real in a spate of tough economic times for developing nations, particularly those with large current account deficits.

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.

The Dell role lasted a couple of years before Legere joined telecoms company Global Crossing in 2001 as CEO, taking it through a «really tough» restructuring and eventually selling it to CenturyLink (then Level 3) in 2011.

It's tough to say if we'll see Hamill showing off his physique in «The Force Awakens,» as the appearance of Skywalker in any of the promotional material has been ominously scarce.

That's a tough transition and it was one of the challenges and growth areas for me as a leader.

«It's emerging as one of the primary dimensions of successful functioning across the lifespan,» Paul Tough writes in «How Children Succeed.»

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.

But the act of taking out my phone, saying «hi» to Richard and speaking to him as if he were a real call served its purpose, giving me a reason to smile when times were tough.

Some of the toughest CEOs we know recently have become converts to using psychometric tests as a management tool.

For a couple of months Bill wondered if he made the right decision as he toughed it out hustling for business, while Kevin seemed to be busier than ever.

The nomination of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General is worrisome but court battles over states» rights and decisive voter support for legal cannabis make tough enforcement problematic for the Trump Administration.

«Working with Clarence was the toughest challenge in my career,» says Scott, «as the more you gave of yourself, the more was expected of you — seven days per week and always driven by a man whose own anger and frustration with what had happened to his people by «white guys» made him determined and impatient to advance his own nation's well - being.»

We could certainly understand what she was saying this week, as the passing of our pet was really one of the toughest things we've had to experience.

Duterte has garnered high approval ratings over his first three months as president, in part because of his nationalist stances and tough talk.

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.

Western Australian exporters expect a tough three months ahead as business adjusts to the impact of higher oil prices and exchange rate fluctuations, but the longer - term outlook remains strong.

Amazon, for all of its undeniable success under founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, has gained a reputation as a very tough place to work.

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.

But as the economy has turned tougher, I changed my mind about that — along with making a number of other business and personal financial decisions that should strengthen our ability to withstand whatever problems may occur.»

If you don't think of yourself as tough, you may be able to shift your perspective today.

In his first earnings call as CEO, Thompson had the awkward responsibility to report a slowdown in sales growth in most of the company's major markets, with both he and CFO Peter Bensen pointing to the impact of a tough macroeconomic environment.

The native Canadian faces a tough business climate as letter volumes continue to decline and her plans to boost revenue through package growth have been challenged by Amazon's launch of its own delivery network.

Students «learn about the how the brain uses two very different learning modes and how it encapsulates («chunks») information,» as well as «illusions of learning, memory techniques, dealing with procrastination, and best practices shown by research to be most effective in helping you master tough subjects.»

Los Angeles, for instance, faces one of the nation's toughest challenges with homelessness, seeing an 11 % year - over-year increase as of January.

But with low - as - you - can - go - growth, mounds of debt, throngs of unemployed youth and a rising tide of Euroskepticism, the European Union, to put it kindly, is still in a tough spot.

Under McCall's charge, the budget airline beat its earnings target yet again in 2014, with profits of $ 957 million, up 28 %, and the stock price up 11 % even as competitors battled losses in a tough business environment.

Quite apart from the merits of the allegations, the Democrats are anxious to be seen as tougher on harassment to sharpen their profile in next week's special election in Alabama, where Republican candidate Roy Moore still leads opinion polls despite facing multiple unsavory allegations of his own.

But the past few years have been tough on casual restaurants — a vast category that occupies everything between fast food and fine dining — as chains have surrendered market share to a growing wave of upscale fast - food brands like Five Guys and Freshii.

It may have been a tough past six months for the resource sector but not so according to Standard & Poor's as changes to its S&P / ASX indices reveal a majority of inclusions being resource stocks.

But it was her turn as the tough - talking princess who defies the Evil Empire in «Star Wars» two years later that rocketed her into fame and turned her into a feminist icon at the tender age of 19.

While venture capitalists, mutual funds and other private investors can only see upside in a zero - interest environment where growth is hard to find, public investors would be skeptical of a public Uber, Smith explains, just as they've asked tough questions about companies like Twitter and Yelp.

The Speedcross 4s have a unique quick lacing system that evenly tightens the shoe as you pull upward on the slender polyester cord, and the laces lock in place with a tough plastic stopper instead of the bow you tied.

«I understand that there are tough decisions that have to be made in the best interest of the organization, especially as a season like this winds down,» Manning added.

Perth - based Matrix Composites & Engineering has flagged a number of redundancies and a $ 2.6 million impairment as it battles falling demand for its services in the tough economic climate.

It's tough working out of your spare bedroom as we once did; later wasn't much better: I worked in our make - shift office, and Bryan was relegated to the kitchen.

Engineering and construction contractor Decmil Group has posted a 4.9 per cent fall in first - half profit to $ 24.3 million as a result of lower construction margins in the tough market.

Since my last Sino - Saturday edition, much has happened on the trade front: Donald Trump announced plans to impose tariffs of as much as $ 60 billion on imports from China; China fired back with tariffs of $ 3 billion against imports from the US, a promise to challenge US penalties at the World Trade Organization and some tough language threatening more painful countermeasures to come; global markets took a nosedive.