Sentences with phrase «tough talk by»

(CNN)- The leaders of some national tea party groups aren't taking kindly to tough talk by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Mexico's peso is trading at a record - low valuation thanks to tough talk by President Trump, and that could portend an imminent rally.

If it hadn't been for some tough talking by some of his erstwhile friends, the announcement would probably come sooner.

Not exact matches

Milwaukee's sheriff is adored by many on the right for his unapologetic tough talking, while he is loathed by others for making wild statements believed to be below the dignity of the office he holds.

It has been angered by Pyongyang's repeated nuclear and missile tests and signed on to increasingly tough U.N. sanctions, but it has said it believes such steps are not the ultimate answer and called for a return to talks with North Korea.

If you're talking about a new project with no significant investment already deployed, building a new mine if you expect today's prices to hold in the long term is a tough call — a 50 - year oil sands project is a lot of risk for less than a 10 % rate of return — but even there, you can see the impact of the lower Canadian dollar and the hedge provided by a royalty regime which lowers rates when prices are low.

But short - sellers may have regained an edge after a burst of market volatility earlier this year fueled by fears of rising U.S. interest rates and the Trump administration's tough talk on trade.

If you're talking about a new project with no significant investment already deployed, building a new mine if you expect today's prices to hold in the long term is a tough call — a 50 year oil sands project is a lot of risk for less than a 10 per cent rate of return — but even there, you can see the impact of the lower Canadian dollar and the hedge provided by a royalty regime which lowers rates when prices are low.

CBS Corp, which is in tough merger talks with Viacom Inc, topped revenue and profit estimates on Thursday, helped by healthy ad sales and higher revenue from affiliate and subscription fees.

These include being frequently interrupted or talked over; having decision - makers primarily address your male colleagues, even if they're junior to you; working harder to receive the same recognition as your male peers; having your ideas ignored unless they're rephrased by your male colleagues; worrying so much about being either «too nice» or «sharp elbowed» that it hurts your ability to be effective; frequently being asked how you manage your work - life balance; and perhaps most difficult of all, not having peers who have been through similar situations to support you during tough times.

«Law - abiding citizens, such as Christians, could be caught by the vague definitions of extremism that get bandied about when ministers are trying to talk tough.

To counter that impression, Kerry talked tough on terrorism and moderated his opposition to the war in Iraq by insisting that, however wrong we were to go there, we would now have to stay the course.

Even with your reckless, senseless and meaningless comments God still loves you no matter what comes out of your mouth or in these comments... Tough talk for people that are so sure they have all the answers... Again, it's by God's grace that we are even alive right now...

he knows Wenger only has a two year contract so trying to act tough by saying he will sack him if he manages tp complete his refinery and if current owners willing to sell... oh yes and in 3 years conveniently whrn Wenger likely to be gone anyway... easy to be tough talking when it has no substance!

Amidst all the doom and gloom around Arsenal following a typically tough and trying month of November (maybe if the Gooner leader of the Labour party ever gets elected we could petition him to abolish the month altogether) I think we all got a bit carried away by the talk of an injury crisis.

The main talking point of the game though was VAR, after decision after decision was questioned by the system and a tough night for referee Craig Pawson

Not in Front of the Children: How to Talk to Your Child About Tough Family Matters, by Lawrence Balter

«The hang - tough strategy is being urged by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, conservative talk - show hosts such as Rush Limbaugh, and increasingly, according to several Republicans, by party Chairman Ken Mehlman and White House political advisers.

As has been widely reported, I had a tough time controlling these two, who were more interested in talking over one another and getting their jabs in than answering questions posed by myself and the members of our panel.

The tough - talking NDC politician was picked up at the Accra International Press Center by plain - clothed officers.

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.

By Chris Cillizza August 10, 2007; 8:34 AM ET Categories: The Line Save & Share: Previous: PostTalk: Huckabee's Tough Talk About Romney Next: Mitt Flips (Pork)

Rensselaer County Executive candidate Steve McLaughlin, who has been a subject of tough reporting by the Times Union, blasted the paper as a «rag» and «fake news» and pledged to never talk to the paper if elected.

AG Andrew Cuomo today came out in strong support of Gov. David Paterson's tough talk about the two - way legislative budget deal, endorsing the governor's threat to use his line item veto power to nix additional spending by the Senate and Assembly as well as member items.

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.

He would be an excellent foil for Jack Straw who would not like facing tough questions from a bruiser.Lib Dem voters talk about a liberal Britain - David Davis could get them voting Conservative by offering one.

There's been little public talk by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie or Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan during the legislative session, about passing tough new ethics laws, and no reforms have been approved by the Legislature.

Last night, we talked with Robert LaValva, the founder of the market, about the tough times being experienced by local businesses, and about this weekend's event.

By rejecting a sugar tax and dragging its heels on health advice, the UK government isn't living up to its tough talk on obesity, says Graham MacGregor

He is interviewed by Scott Dunlap over at his very popular «A Trail Runner's Blog» http://runtrails.blogspot.com/2010/06/faster-as-master-interview-with-rob.html and talks about 3 tough weeks after going high fat, high protein, low carb, but how this diet has been a big part of his newfound success.

One of the better exponents of that pre-code specialty, the tough (and tough - talking) blonde, Texas - born Noel Francis had been in the 1926 edition of the Ziegfeld Follies and appeared opposite the comedy team of Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in Rio Rita (1927) when signed by Fox in Hollywood.

A tough talking, hard hitting cop rescues the governor's daughter when she's kidnapped by a drug kingpin, turning the streets of L.A. into a bullet - ridden bloodbath.

Kathy Bates, who won a Best Actress Oscar for Misery, scores in another chilling Stephen King story (directed by Taylor Hackford) as tough - talking Dolores Claiborne.

A big screen and small screen version of the Getty kidnapping, an oddly self - serving new version of «Israel's Finest Hour,» «Seven Day in Entebbe,» coming out and this (which came out in late 2017), it's hard to tie them together as a trend or embrace of the zeitgeist — a «talk tough, act tougher» age when «collateral damage» was tolerated by the likes of Reagan, Thatcher, Brezhnev, et al..

Filler includes crap like dog jokes and dog reaction shots, tough - guy talk, and a trip across the wasteland as beasties pick off the humans, one - by - one.

As writer, director and star, Gordon - Levitt deceives by setting up «Don Jon» as a standard romantic comedy: he's broken, and his tough - talking counterpart (Scarlett Johansson) can't be seduced until he fixes himself.

A tough - talking priest (Bryan F. O'Byrne) lambastes him at one point for a choice that Frankie has concerning a paralyzed friend, but because the film feints and dodges at moments of real crisis, the fact that a lot of Catholics were polarized by their clergy this last election over issues of stem - cell research is never broached.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with the Observer to be broadcast tonight on the Variety Live@Cannes internet TV show, Jacob said the festival set a tough precedent in picking four films by female directors in 2011, including Lynne Ramsay's We Need To Talk About Kevin.

RAISED BY WOLVES (single camera) STUDIO: Warner Bros TV / Berlanti Productions / Big Talk Productions TEAM: Diablo Cody (w, ep), Greg Berlani (ep), Sarah Schechter (ep), Caitlin Moran (ep), Caroline Moran (ep), Kenton Allen (ep), Matthew Justice (ep), Caroline Leddy (ep) LOGLINE: Sheila Gable is one tough mother struggling to support her five opinionated, eccentric kids on a shoestring budget in a Midwestern town.

It's a deceptively complex morality tale wrapped in a western milieu — a tough - talking ransom intrigue of the kind favoured by Leonard given resonance through a very fine (and somewhat risky) performance by Newman and a screenplay full of caustic ironies and harsher truths.

She is moved to act decisively by Hanks» tough talking, hard - drinking editor.

There, they join three additional misfits as they get worked into shape by the tough - talking Sarge (Jim Broadbent) and prepared for their important mission.

Those hailing «Dexter» as an antiheroic crime thriller need to consider the storyline about the tough - talking Latina cop who has her heart softened by an Elian Gonzalez clone, or the revelation that Dexter might not be a serial killer after all, but a teddy bear with issues.

Sally Rogers as Wade's tough - talking wife Alice and Bronwyn James as his «mopey» daughter fight back against the male cabal, which is really more pathetic than oppressive — Tony Hirst's hapless alcoholic, Simon Rouse's semi-deaf codger, Craig Parkinson's mordant policeman, and Andy Nyman's former assistant hangman, defined by one ill - judged comment about a criminal's abnormally large privates.

As things would have it, the three of them and their two new acquaintances — the melting Ethan (Dee - Jay Daniels) and Magenta (Kelly Vitz), who can transform into a guinea pig — are all deemed sidekicks by the tough - talking Coach Boomer (Bruce Campbell).

«With this tough - talking, coffee - drinking, one - of - a-kind Pikachu by your side, you can talk to witnesses, hunt for clues, and uncover the secrets of Ryme City.»

It's tough to care about what's going on when you can't understand the dialogue (fast - talking British) and the flow of the screenplay is as choppy as the waters by the seashell beach where this take place.

Teachers can follow up by building reflection time into their classroom practices, having students journal about or talk in circle about tough situations they face, and encouraging students to think deeply about their values and life goals, for example.

Her book, Balancing Acts: Youth Culture in the Global City (University of California Press 2010), challenges teachers, administrators, and parents to look beneath the outward manifestations of youth culture — the clothing, music, and tough talk — to better understand the internal struggle faced by many minority students and children of immigrants as they try to fit in with peers while working to lay the groundwork for successful lives.

Her forthcoming book, Balancing Acts: Youth Culture in the Global City (University of California Press 2010), challenges teachers, administrators, and parents to look beneath the outward manifestations of youth culture — the clothing, music, and tough talk — to better understand the internal struggle faced by many minority students and children of immigrants as they try to fit in with peers while working to lay the groundwork for successful lives.