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Secure knowing that he had already mastered one of the toughest topics in the course, the teen went on to do well in the class.

As a negotiator, he left the toughest lawyers in the dust, and yet for years he had been fascinated by Zen Buddhism.

But the toughest condemnation, in the form of a Security-Council resolution, needs China's support, or at least abstention.

But even when conditions were the toughest, the community still had confidence in the link and there was no panic selling of our currency.

The International Air Transport Association says 2009 is shaping up to be one of the toughest years the airline industry has ever faced.

We needed it, for the last leg was the toughest of all: the Nullarbor Plain, which stretches across the south of the country.

So the bumpiness , the rising high altitude, and the long duration of these two things made this short distance of the road the toughest.

As you begin to feel loose and ready to race, visualize yourself running fast, particularly over the toughest portions of the course.

Singletons, whether unmarried or divorced, are able to sign up for the roughest, toughest unaccompanied positions.

The shakeup reflects the sense of crisis within Toyota as it navigates one of the toughest periods in its 70-year history.

When he made it 2, 655 miles to Canada, what should have been one of his best days was one of his toughest.

We've just played the toughest team in Group C, a team who got to the final of the Confederations Cup, and were a right banana skin.

The toughest part of working with XML is often just knowing which tool is best for a specific application.

It was one of the toughest races of the season, but I think with everything that happened, this was the best result we could get.

Negroponte ' s remark linking the Janjaweed with the Sudanese government is one of the toughest accusations ever to come out of Washington.

With 1. 3 billion people like this, able to grind out the toughest and most grim situations, no wonder they will be the next super power.

Mr. Davis said he is now preparing "one of the toughest budget plans ever presented" .

The Iron Runoff was a bit of a struggle at first and the toughest set of races for me so far in Forza 2.

because he is prepared to put in a shift up front on his own against some of the best - and toughest - defenders in the world.

Dancers and choreographers seem to have the toughest time of it, earning the worst pay and with the least education.

The recent excitement that this problem had been cracked has since evaporated and it remains one of the toughest on the mathematical books.

Honestly, learning to delegate was one of the toughest challenges I face upon becoming a manager for the first time.

Probably one of the toughest cases that our unit has faced was the Unabomber case. 16 devices, 17 years of investigation.

That might be so, but we believe the first 30 days is perhaps the toughest and most important part of any life changing challenge.

Students at community and technical colleges, especially institutions that are for-profit, are having the toughest time of it.

Admitting failure was the toughest part - but I had to before I could get on with my life.

Joe Arpaio, nicknamed "America's toughest sheriff" , is a strong proponent of a crackdown against illegal immigrants.

living away form home tends to be zhe toughest adjustment for first-year students.

Taking that first step is often the toughest.

But near the top is perhaps one of the toughest characteristics to gauge in advance in the search for the perfect partner.

Estimating up-front and operational capital needs is one of the toughest challenges for a budding entrepreneur.

However, the exciting thing about the emerging world at the moment is a prevailing belief that even the toughest problems can be solved.

The toughest challenge for me personally was that I found the home screen a tad too busy.

All I had been told since I became pregnant was to prepare myself for the toughest job of my life.

Harry Truman, who made some of the toughest decisions of any president, overcame business failure.

It was the toughest first-round match we've ever played and possibly the longest in terms of time.

It was the military's toughest response yet to a series of violent clashes between the two religious groups.

What looks like the toughest part of this project is actually the easiest-the graceful, solid-looking columns.

The non-corrosive construction of the AFO cylinder body is reliable in abrasive environments, able to withstand the toughest conditions.

Perhaps the toughest decision was to shift the company's semiconductor technology.

WSJ: What was the toughest decision you had to make as a manager?

We talked about his toughest game, one that he had helped pull out of the fire to win the league championship.

The two toughest actors in Hollywood would fit perfectly together as the titular pair of criminals.

One of the toughest issues to manage in a family is figuring out the right balance of power between parents and children.

The European Union's toughest advocate of austerity gave a positive message, even if it was typically cautious.

One of the toughest challenges for a manager is adding new members to an existing collaborative team.

This might explain why nationalism, the loyalty of sports fans, and religiosity can be very strong in the toughest of times.

WSJ: What was the toughest decision you've had to make as a manager?

The sight of incey wincey's legs poking out of a dark spidery lair can send even the toughest wildlife enthusiast screaming for the hills.

These governments fear that Yemen is close to being a failed state and is already a haven for some of the world's toughest jihadists.

Life is not easy, but I overcame one of its toughest obstacles.

The Trail Blazers would seem to face the toughest road, with two road games remaining before the break, against the Rockets and Mavericks.

Even with all that, Sandberg now faces her toughest challenge.

Report Digital "I SET up a Fantasy Football competition between some of my toughest pupils, " one young man explains.

If Xstrata's deal involves helping an old friend, Rio is supping with its toughest customers.

Basically , the part that you are presently going through is the toughest part because you are doubting and wondering if it is really real.

That stepping out of your own ego is the toughest to do. But it is a worthwhile step.

He said, boot camp isn't designed to find the toughest people; it's to teach people that under the worst circumstances everyone will break.

Quitting drinking was one of the toughest decisions I have ever made.

The toughest part, just as it will be for Italy and Spain, is shedding a maze of rules that strangle competition.

Conceding an away score in the first leg at home was not ideal which makes this one of the toughest Champions League matches yet.

But there has been a persistent tendency to ignore the toughest questions posed by nuclear power: What should be done with the waste?

Boulahrouz plainly relished the encounters, though he admitted Ronaldinho had been his toughest opponent so far.

New School University (NSU) is very strict about financial documentation. We try to be as demanding as the toughest US Embassy or Consulate.

Other experts say that with high infant mortality, only the toughest survived - and the toughest tended to have big heads.

Breaking up with someone you love can be one of the toughest emotional struggles you'll go through.

When you were kids, you all admired the champion marble shooter, the fastest runner, the big league ball players, the toughest boxers.

Passive-aggressive employees present one of the toughest workplace challenges to both managers and coworkers.

He had the ability to teach even the roughest and toughest of types how to be a little gentler, a little more mindful.

The U. S. is more dependent on the private military companies to accomplish some of the toughest international missions.

As I speak, we are on the cusp of enacting the toughest financial reforms since the Great Depression.

China has banned individuals from registering internet domain names in Beijing's toughest move so far to tighten online censorship.

Governments around the world are grappling with some of the toughest decisions faced in generations.

Many have gone through the legislature, where politicians of both parties compete to be "toughest on crime" .

Andy is certainly one of the toughest competitors I meet again and again on the court.

"I am ready to give Jerry Brown the hardest and toughest fight he has seen in his 40 years in politics, " Whitman replied.

England take on arch rival Argentina, top South American qualifier, in what looks like the toughest group.

It saved its toughest words for the United States, warning against military activities that might infringe on waters around China.

The Yorktown's toughest foes, he said, were also suicide-bombers.

Staying out of the public eye may prove to be the toughest job of all.

Realizing that our child's childhood is over is one of our toughest parenting moments.

For a maker of construction equipment with limited experience in automobiles, that could be the toughest test.

Resource companies offer better wages and conditions than shearing, one of the toughest jobs in Australia.

Their toughest critics, however, are their parents, who see culinary work as blue-collar and a waste of their sacrifices.

What Obama left unsaid was that his administration hadargued against many of the toughest amendments in the bill.

And now that he's moved on, he has put forward an unapologetic, forceful account of the toughest decisions he faced.

Some of Afghanistan's poorest provinces are high in the mountains, where the toughest battles are against the elements.

Q57 What was the toughest part of your last job?

Syncing is one of the toughest problems in personal technology; I'm not sure if anyone's ever nailed it.

Lewin volunteered for the toughest, most dangerous branch of the service: the Sayeret Matkal, specialists in antiterrorist operations.

The toughest part on me at first was the general adjustment.

The following excerpts, from his short story collection The Toughest Indian in the World, give a flavor of his work.

Creating a translation machine has long been seen as one of the toughest challenges in artificial intelligence.

In one of the toughest choices for any European captain, Montgomerie had three picks for five worthy candidates.

She was always on my mind in the toughest moments during the torture.

The toughest minds will join in these moments of relaxation as they seek a way to put aside their seriousness.

The toughest such laws tend to be in cities, where liberals far outnumber hunters and gun curbs are broadly popular.

South Korea puts its athletes through some of the most grueling training in sports, and its archers may face the toughest regimen of all.

DESPITE its name, Smugglers' Gulch is one of the toughest places to sneak into America.

Sometimes the clueless ones are the toughest to sell to simply because their lack of information gets in the way of their buying process.

Some of the toughest criticism comes from a member of the Bhutto family: writer and journalist Fatima Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto's niece.

After WWII, for allies in Germany, one of the toughest job was expurgating fascist dogma from textbooks.

If you know me, you know that I always describe moms as our domestic engineers as having the toughest jobs in the world.

But having met in another life, in another world, they discovered that domesticity can be the toughest battle of all.

One of the toughest challenges for banks right now is borrowing in the market at reasonable interest rates.

Most elementary school principals will tell you that recess is the toughest time of the school day.

I see that through the toughest of times, God is at work.

The U. S. and Japan have been the toughest markets for LVMH's star fashion brand, Louis Vuitton.

He faces the toughest test of his leadership so far.

So the question is does it really have to be the toughest jobs in the world, does it have to be that tough?

The knowledge you gain from this chapter and other chapters in this manual will prepare you to come through the toughest times alive.

The two groups concurred that even the toughest gun laws would have no effect on crime rate; the key lies in the education of people.

Grab directly and fearlessly for the toughest part of a problem. Don't look for an easy way out.

Special Forces soldiers are defined by their above -average gear and the fact that they typically get the toughest assignments .

Silks are among the toughest materials known, stronger and less brittle, pound for pound, than steel.

People say it's the toughest league in the world, and the fact we've won eight games on the run shows the steely determination in the side.

Twist helps you work with test suites, not just individual tests, and ultimately managing a suite is the toughest problem down the line.

Pronghorn antelopes are unique to North America and among the toughest creatures on the plains.

"Very likely that will be some of the toughest fighting that will occur, " said U. S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

By following this approach, you'll be equipped to solve some of the toughest problems your Java application can throw at you.

The toughest blow came in April, when Moody's stripped Berkshire of its AAA rating, citing the stock-market decline.

They may be one of the toughest creatures on earth, but you're the smartest.

This may be the toughest challenge yet to Mr Mugabe, whom his party endorsed in December despite rising dissatisfaction in ZANU-PF ranks.

DECADE ago it would have been unthinkable, but on June 12th, Congress passed the toughest anti-tobacco bill in American history.

I believe that being China's leader at this time in history just might be the toughest job on earth.

He considers his mother the toughest woman in the world because she has brought up seven children one her own.

"Suspending approval of new industrial projects is the toughest measure that SEPA can take, given its (limited) authority, " Pan said.

But the toughest test of Mr Obama's approach will be health-care reform, the centrepiece of his domestic programme.

It is through the toughest times, the happiest times, and every single obstacle of life that you can discover new ways of loving.

Either way Mr Blair's successor will have one of the toughest jobs in Washington.

Toyota's toughest mission is to continue to woo new customers to its brand, and to change the minds of those sitting on the fence.

The skipper will endure his toughest ever interview, with 56 of the most testing questions you could imagine.

In one of the toughest fixtures of Arsenal's run-in, they had shown bottle, fight and spirit in adversity.

In the 1980's. . . the toughest bosses were all guys. . . and were masters of hot power.

On the first day of the term, still with the cast under his shirt, he found himself assigned to the toughest students in school.

Like a sword that can cut through the toughest of materials, your concentration and determination can overcome the most ambitious goals.

The obstacles are languages, culture and time differences, with the last the toughest.

Mr Obama has committed himself to an escalating military effort in Afghanistan, the toughest country in the world to pacify.

You should encourage audience members in mock-ups to heckle you and ask the toughest, meanest questions imaginable .

She had long pushed for the toughest safety standards for reactors, despite the cost.

Read more about them below and vote: Which one of them do you think has the toughest job?

This year's US PGA golf event is considered the toughest, especially with it's knee-high rough.

The agency had first slapped a so-called black box warning, the toughest kind, on the drugs in March as an interim measure.

Also, goals in Europe and South America, the toughest qualifying zones, counted more than anywhere else.

You won't ever have enough ammo that the launcher becomes your main weapon, but it's certainly useful in the toughest situations.

These days the amateur baker is increasingly in competition with the toughest internet companies, which are moving into classified ads.

The heavy duty, cast body provides corrosion and abrasion resistance on the toughest liquid slurry and dry material handling applications.

The first night's the toughest. No doubt about it.

The two toughest cases are sub-Saharan Africa and parts of the Middle East.

One of the managers told us that each work-day you should start with doing the hardest, the toughest and worst thing first.

The beaches overlooked by the cemetery saw some of the toughest fighting of D-Day .

However, this is not the toughest part. The workers say waking up for work from a deep sleep is the real struggle.

The toughest obstacle to improving the worst is the strident opposition of the teachers' unions to meritocracy .

Executives at the Guangzhou show said that China, while still growing, has become one of the world's toughest markets.

The easiest part was falling in love with you. The toughest part is being away from you.

He's listed in record books for doing the toughest stunts and has taken numerous tumbles, breaking most bones in his body.

The "Sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep' sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.

And to those of you who worked so hard and never lost faith even in the toughest times, I offer you my undying gratitude.

He was the toughest son of a bitch I ever knew.

'The toughest challenge' is Volvo's goal for the U. S. , Mr. Jacoby said.

The theory that he's working on involves several of the toughest problems in astrophysics and theoretical physics.

The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.

India and Nigeria in particular look the toughest nuts to crack of the dozen or so countries left with the polio scourge.

Mr. Figg says that deciding to default on his loan was 'the toughest decision I ever made.

Move easily through the toughest of terrain, wet or dry, the Dillon outdoor sandal will support you through your venture!

Portugal has one of Europe's toughest employee-protection regimes.

Such efforts have won over some of the Pentagon's toughest environmental critics.

Which developed economy is as hard to enter as the toughest emerging markets?

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that Europe could be living through its toughest hour since World War II.

They have lived through war and upheaval but the toughest test for some came in February this year when Kosovo broke away from Serbia.

Rafa this is probably your toughest season at Liverpool, don't you think?

For Google, it was perhaps the toughest scrutiny of their translation software to date.

Love and understanding can see you through the toughest times and give your kids a lifelong example to follow.

At stunningly close range, they had shot and killed Sgt. Larry Rougle, one of Battle Company's best, toughest and coolest.

He faces the toughest test of his life so far.

SEAL training is very rigorous, one of the toughest training programs for special operations in the world.

However, for anyone who has just taken the plunge to web working from an office job, the initial days could be the toughest.

An analysis of the Darwin's bark spider's silk indicates it's the toughest biological material discovered to date.

Mr Crone conveyed disdain for the MPs, particularly Tom Watson, the committee's toughest questioner.

In the toughest neighborhoods, kids miss lots of school days, and that puts them at risk of dropping out.

John now has to kill five targets in the next 36 hours with Mumbai's toughest cop Wagh (Shiney Ahuja) on his trail.

The Chinese star is expected to compete against one of his toughest challengers, Dayron Robles, in the 60-meter hurdles.

YOUNG Americans and Britons are keen cocaine-users, despite being subject to some of the toughest anti-drugs laws among Western countries.

Strap on your skis and experience the airborne thrills of the world's toughest ski jumps.

Q: What Up Vinsanity, Which dunk do you think is the toughest dunk to do and why?

The guillemot is one of the toughest seabirds in the world.

Contestants are required to complete 78 laps which undoubtedly one of the toughest circuits in the Formula 1 racing.

The Third Precept will be the toughest to follow, for a young guy, but I will try my ultimate best.

It's true, Montgomery met the toughest resistance of this campaign there at Catania.

He didn't figure in any of the battle scenes, being a guy who hated war, amid he wasn't in the toughest of the siege of Atlanta shots.

Cymbalta carries the agency's toughest boxed warning about suicide by children, adolescents and young adults.

What happens when the toughest super glue gets on your skin ? These tips will get you unstuck in no time .

The toughest part is staying constantly abreast of music's various applications and implications in pop culture.

Twenty-five US states have enacted three strikes legislation since the 1990s, but Cali-fornia's law is considered the toughest.

This week the government introduce introduced some . . . antismoking of the toughest anti-smoking laws in Europe.

Keep your spirits up. Looking for a job is one of the toughest things you will ever have to do.

The law, which is expected to head for a vote on Friday, would be the toughest of its kind in China.

Children whose father was never around face the toughest problems.

One of the toughest reasons is that you essentially must learn new skills on the fly.

Ministers will soon be working in the toughest conditions faced by a government for decades.

Tonight will be one of our toughest matches yet.

As governor, he signed some of the toughest anti-abortion laws in the nation.

"We wanted to develop a technology that helps others and solves the toughest problems, " said Yang, leader of the team named "Xight" .

During a day marked by sparring with reporters, Bill Clinton fielded perhaps his toughest question Wednesday from a 5-year-old.

Q. Do you recall the toughest thing one of your employees ever said to you?

This will probably be one of the toughest games that we'll have in our group.

The idea was inspired by studies showing traces of metals in the toughest parts of some insect body parts.

On Wednesday night the UN issued its toughest ultimatum to date, demanding that all troops withdraw from the city.

Onward, then, to the toughest economic challenge Summers faces today: the recession.

She's still giving the toughest English history exams in the school and loving every minute of it.

For the South Korean dictionary compilers, the toughest words are political.

Winning over the trust of citizens is perhaps the toughest challenge.

Sage Business IQ - Train Your Business Brain, to support UK's toughest quiz on television, The Krypton Factor.

Iran faces its toughest sanctions for failing to comply with UN demands over its nuclear enrichment, the US says.

Politicians fear high unemployment, which can cow the toughest governments.

You have the feel good factor that helps you to get through the toughest task in style.

What is the toughest part of this balance for you?

Anil Gupta , of the University of Maryland at College Park, points out that these markets are among the toughest in the world.

Gordon Gekko: [About Lou] He was the toughest guy the world shoos.

This is the toughest part because we tend to bury some of these stressful memories.

One of the toughest guys that ever wore shoes.

In its view, prison guards "walk the toughest beat in the state" , as its motto has it.

This week the government introduced some of the toughest anti-smoking laws in Europe.

Lucas thinks he is now 100 per cent ready for the physical demands of the toughest league in the world.

The Speed Sisters have in the past year competed against the toughest male drivers in the expanding car racing scene here.

That's how you cross the toughest stages or the most boring part of your learning.

The toughest disputes are all short term: property, territory and security.

Doesn't it seem lately that the best architecture projects are built on the toughest terrains?

Yet among developed economies, Australia and Canada have the toughest foreign investment regimes in the world.

But behind the merriment and street theatre lies the toughest test this year of the unions' ability to force the government to back down.

In the desert, only the toughest and most adaptable creatures survive.

Tell me about some of your toughest sales experiences.

Who was the toughest employer you've ever had, and why?

So, of the difficulties you face in protecting the Great Wall, which is the toughest?

The team drew a spot in what became the toughest first-round group, with Brazil, Portugal and Ivory Coast.

Even the Kremlin's toughest critics would struggle to write a better guide to the hazards of dealing with Russia and its oligarchs.

Their mighty beaks can tear through the toughest animal skin or crack bones in half.

Form 6 is one of the toughest phases in student's life.

With no risk of getting hurt, kickboxing and boxing is a great way to get in shape. In fact, it's the toughest regimen in sports.

Like a good pilot, he not only runs the shooting match but does the toughest job himself.

Never forget that, even through the toughest times, you are incredible. You really are.

I'm still very optimist, and I believe that progress on even the world's toughest problems is possible-and it's happening every day.

This may be one of the toughest living situations that I have ever witnessed. But in saying that, there's a lot of passion to learn.

Some of the toughest problems to diagnose are those caused by bugs in XSLT processors.

Leaving you was the toughest thingIhad to do.

Retailers believe they'll be a firm favorite, and they've been tried and tested by the toughest of critics.

GE is a global infrastructure, finance and media company taking on the world's toughest challenges.

Hard, anodized aluminum of aircraft quality makes the SL56 the toughest, yet lightest, C-Face encoder available.

It goes without saying that even those in the toughest circumstances have choices.

This past year has been the greatest year of my life but also the toughest, with my wife, Kay, getting cancer.