He is famous for his tough-minded professionalism.
他强悍的职业作风十分有名。
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They live to think of themselves as tough-minded business men, yet they are push-overs for any hard luck story.
他们向来把自己想成硬心肠的商人，可是任何不幸的故事都会使他们受骗。
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But it is equally idiotic to argue, as a fair few conservatives seem to, that tough-minded policies are meritorious simply because they are tough-minded.