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He beat her as he had beaten snotty smaller kids long ago when he had been a tough teenager in New York's Hell's Kitchen.

Woods posted two tweets Tuesday of photos from his EA Sports shoot at Isleworth, referring to one as a "tough day at the office. "

Lolo promptly produced a pair of boxing gloves, as he prepared to teach Berry that he had to be strong to survive in a tough world.

The games have been a tough act for a nation that has never hosted such a large international event.

She was a tough and demanding teacher, but she became mellower in her old age.

It had been a tough one, he said.

Theropods in particular would have had a tough time escaping, since the dinosaurs used only their hind legs for locomotion, Eberth said.

He had been a tough time of it.

Bank credit needs to be loosened for private companies and a tough regulatory regime should be designed to guard against a state monopoly.

Learn the heart of a positive mental attitude by transforming yourself into a tough- minded optimist .

It's been a tough season but hopefully I can put it all behind me and get back to doing what I love.

I realize I'm not going to be able to win every single match, but I also can come back strong after losing such a tough match.

Unconsciously, it seems to make people experience a tough life spring up and a tough power continuing.

Eight points from every five games and you're talking about real top half stuff and that might be a bit of a tough ask.

The cow said: 'That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty? '

Tom had a tough time growing up, so he's got a bit of a chip on his shoulder.

Clearly they are a team who are doing well and are not easy to score against, so it will be a tough game like always in Europe.

It was a tough game but I got forward a lot and made a very important block on the line towards the end.

Still, he he said a "tough, hard campaign" lies ahead in Afghanistan, "with its share of setbacks and heartbreak. "

In the past, IT administrators have had a tough job of trying to match expected demand to physical resources.

If that's the case, both domestic and foreign auto makers could be looking at a tough road ahead for the next year or two.

And he's trying to work it out, I mean he's really trying to do the best he can in a tough situation.

It was a tough call and a very difficult decision for me to leave Liverpool.

We would love to see Yao Ming come back and play and stuff like that, but he's got to get his feet healthy. That's a tough thing.

It had been a tough eight months since my husband had retired from the Navy.

Due to the global recession, the enterprise has been a tough place to be in the last few years with flat IT budgets and head counts.

He said she had a tough childhood after her mother died at a young age and apparently was usually kept inside the house as she grew up.

"That was a tough race and I've got a lot of blisters on my braking foot as the pedal was very hard to push, " he said.

He's calling it "a tough time" for the economy, but President Bush still would not call it " a recession" .

It has been a tough year for Buffett, by his own high financial standards.

Axelrod had been asked if he thought Obama could really handle a tough race for president.

Although I realized it would be a tough job to be in charge of scientific and educational work, I volunteered for the post.

The company is going through a tough time at the moment.

So what prompted Mr Bush to come out with such a tough response against his erstwhile ally, after six days of dithering?

A tough new Honduran law came into effect on Monday allowing family members to summon the police to stop people smoking at home.

Looking at painful money money, cold Ling Feng lamented greatly a tough pole, very restless to hurtled up to once be subjected to for her!

Instead the visit is more of a nice photo opportunity, burnishing the presidential image in the lead-up to a tough election campaign.

It was a tough race, just as it always is in Monaco and very demanding mentally.

He had the right personal qualities, too: a fine mind, a tough hide, a dry wit, and he was a better hearts player than Erskine Bowles.

This project offered me a significant level of responsibility, and I am pleased that I was able to meet such a tough professional challenge.

What's more, allowing personal phones raises a tough question: How much control does a company have over the device?

A tough kid comes to a new high school and begins muscling his way into the drug scene.

George is a yellow-bellied guy, don't send him on such a tough assignment.

It was a tough but amazing experience that I was able to interview common people and write about the war.

"I'm in it to help people enjoy Valentine's Day in a tough economy, " she said.

He appeared to be a tough little man whose one object in life it was to avoid work.

Strong heart, clear mind, and a tough immune system: Now you're ready to start another perfect day.

The prospect of creating tens of thousands of jobs at a tough economic moment might have played a role, Mr. Schell and other analysts said.

"This was my first F1 point, so it's a nice feeling after such a tough race, " said the Finn.

After a tough interview with a hiring manager, you may be relived to see a recruiter's smiling face.

Back pain can be a tough mystery to solve, but with a doctor's help you should be able to track down the cause.

After being with the same organization for so long, don't you think you might have a tough time getting accustomed to another?

It was quite a tough race because everyone had a lot of graining on the front tyres, but I was able to hold on until the end.

Pursue balance - As a person given to extremes this has always been a tough one for me.

My thing was, it was a tough play, he grabbed me around the neck and I made the shot, so hopefully they will look at it.

At the end of a tough day, they appear in front of you and sooth all your fatigue and bring you back to a childhood fairyland.

I expect a tough match, you know. He always makes the opponent run. I'm ready to run, so (smiling).

Carlo Ancelotti admitted it was a tough game against Manchester City and had nothing but praise for the Brazilian duo who secured us a win.

One person I know even told me how she depended on my post to find the maps, as she had a tough time seeking them out in other ways.

He is such a tough player. We'd better be careful of him during the Beijing Olympics.

It's a tough bargain for the little tree to live up to, but it seems to have managed bravely for the past four years.

It was a tough call and a very difficult decision for him to leave Shanghai.

When the other team is working so hard and it is so close to the end of the season, it makes it a tough match.

Well, you know, it was a tough day. . . uhm, got off to kind of a slow start. . .

"This has been a tough week, but it has also been clarifying, " he said. "You find out what matters to you in life, who your friends are. "

The reluctance to marry seems to have unleashed spiteful hostility, an attitude that makes the decision not to wed a tough one.

With nothing but his hands, feet and a lot of attitude, he turned the little guy into a tough guy.

So that's kind of a tough day, but I said, there really is some basis for thinking why you might want to do this.

"I will work hard to make it a tough choice for Delio Rossi, " he said.

I'll be sorry to see him go if that is the case. He was good to me. I had no problems with him. He came in at a tough time.

Mr. Thompson was a tough weather-beaten man with stiff black hair and a week's growth of black whiskers.

If you're using compliments, gifts, food, and other "displays" to get a woman's attention. . . you need to ask yourself a tough question.

"Right now we're going through a tough period. There is no doubt about it. But the stimulus plan is making a difference, " he said.

But for a slight foul on the part of Mr. Rivas, it would have been a tough job for the referee to judge who should be the winner.

Or did they say, 'you guys have had a tough time of it, ' give them a pat on the head and send them on their way?

At the United Nations, Rice has traded barbs with her Russian counterpart and is known to be a tough negotiator.

But he took a tough line on the worsening Islamist insurgency in the north Caucasus, promising to "exterminate the bandits" .

The mountainous nation has always been a tough place to scratch out a living.

Amish have taught us: the wisdom of life is not just a few of the gift, it can be a tough cultural heritage.

Before I heard those classes, I had not known much about teaching public English, and had thought it was a tough job for me.

Mr Romney maintained a tough stance on China in the Republican primary contest, vowing to brand it a "currency manipulator" .

Unless Washington is prepared to sign up to a tough new international agreement, there will be little chance of China getting involved.

When you know Spartak Moscow and how strong the Russian League is at the moment that means it is a tough draw.

The Democrats and Republicans now have to fight it out to agree to long-term spending plans, which has been a tough ask so far.

As for Aunt Pitty, she was nervously trying to stifle a belch, for the rooster they had had for supper was a tough old bird.

More convincingly, the Democrats argue that they knew far in advance that this election was going to be a tough one.

Still, they face a tough challenge in trying to compete in a market well know for its ability to produce knock-off footwear.

Defending those who constructed the weird credit instruments that are piled up on balance sheets is a tough job but I shall take it on.

But he said he expected to live up to his reputation as a tough task-master. "I am and will be a demanding boss, " he said.

Why: This one is such a tough call, as there aren't any really solid date movies out in theaters at the moment.

It could have been a tough crowd: Manchester has received much public money over the years to recover from a post-industrial slump.

It was clearly a tough time for the bank; officials had been warned by federal regulators to secure more assets or face a forced sale.

After years of being a chief executive and hiring people, it's been a tough adjustment.

When they are working on a tough problem they often seem to disappear completely until they've figured it out.

With that said, remember that you are part of a tough competition and that you're competing with actual professionals from around the world.

Today, he is a prisoner who has lost everything and did not break down in a tough Siberian prison camp.

Joe is a yellow-bellied guy; don't send him on such a tough assignment.

Joe is a yellow-belly guy; don't send him on such a tough assignment.

Just a tough day at work, you know?

The diversity of components makes it a tough work to integrate different kinds of components and manage them in a uniform way.

Any man in a tough environment will probably get this habit, so that doesn't mean too much, it's just a way you talking.

That's a tough league. . . They used to be able to win. . . Yes. . . Remember those days?

Yes, being a strong parent is a tough job but there is nothing more important you can do for your children.

A family member could be having a tough time over the holidays, especially if there's been a recent loss.

You had such a tough time, but you got through , and you had teachers that supported you and encouraged you .

Disposal of plastics is a tough challenge for environmentalists; if dumped into a landfill, it takes hundreds of years to break down.

US retailers had a tough year, with Wal-Mart and Home Depot both falling in the rankings, but Tesco continued to rise.

But the intensity of the necessary correction is going to be a tough test for the authorities.

IN AN era of string-'em-up hostility to the rich, sympathetic depictions of pharaonic aristocrats ought to be a tough sell.

She plans to finish in two years, though it's been a tough journey.

But "I think California is going to be a tough state for this type of lawsuit. "

"The Emmys are trying to serve two masters right now. It is a tough balancing act, " said Scott Robson, editor in chief of AOL Television.

China's toy market, normally a major part of the country's exports, faced a tough Christmas as the worldwide recession began to bite.

This trip has been all about fitness and it's been a tough ten days, but it's going to be different when the competitive games start.

"It's a tough business and you've got to be ready, " Farmar explained with a dazed smile.

'To be fair to him, that's not unusual because he's had a tough World Cup and I believe he's gone back to Argentina.

I hope so; it's what we all want. I'm going through a tough time but I hope to be back soon to help my teammates win some silverware.

It was, of course, a tough decision to relinquish my citizenship from Kenya, but I think it was the best decision for me.

This might be a tough reality to face for the owners of these papers, but the barbarians are at the gates.

Simply don't upload them to the web, ever, because trying to delete them after you sober up is a tough proposition.

The social service agencies there told her they were having a tough time getting area residents to understand the extent of the problem.

Colin: Don't you think it's funny that an actor can play a tough guy in one movie and then a child-psychiatrist in the next?

The abuses date from before Mr Abhisit took office last month. But they put him in a tough spot.

So, you know, it puts the teacher into a tough bind, you have to think.

We have got to make sure we are nice and tight against Wales because it is going to be a tough game for us.

That said, Americans want a tough president, not a psychopath: some of her Republican rivals remain worryingly bellicose.

She finds the girls who are in a tough spot, and tells them how much money they can make turning tricks in a foreign country.

Both actual price rises and fears of future inflation threaten to put central bankers around the world in a tough spot.

"Right now we are in the belly of the cycle, " he said, adding that 2009 will also be a tough year.

Maserati is a tough sell at the moment, as premium luxury car sales have dropped off significantly due to the global economic downturn.

This was where we were volunteers in Jiangbin Park, cleaning up the trash. It was a tough work, but we were happy.

Deciding when to quit your day job, or to quit anything else that takes up a huge chunk of your time, is a tough call.

It's been a tough year and a half for us; a lot of our supporters were very concerned.

So I think Iran is always going to be a tough nut to crack , but I think it is worth a try .

Even if she scores cheap rent, living in the city on her entry-level salary could be a tough go.

Retailers have been competing heavily for sales of the game as they head into what is expected to be a tough holiday season.

Let us spare no efforts to educate our children about protecting environment, for such a tough job could not be finished in short time.

And the second thing we've got to do is extend unemployment insurance for Americans who have lost their jobs in a tough economy.

It's been a tough weekend for me on and off the track, but everybody around here is working to the maximum.

Against the recommendation of our advisory board, I decided to tackle a tough job in a brand-new field.

"I had a tough time last season, nearly seven eight months out with injury, " Brady told MUTV .

Khafre, following a tough act, constructed his own pyramid, ten feet shorter than his father's, also a quarter of a mile behind the Sphinx.

Bush acknowledged in a prime-time television address Wednesday night that the bailout would be a "tough vote" for lawmakers.

I know we're going through a tough time right now. We've been going through a tough time for the last two and a half years.

This would have been a tough game even if we'd had the Gerrard's, Torres's and Mascheranos of this world out here.

He said: "Today was a tough test for the players who showed maturity. "

This will be a tough job, but members of both parties have expressed interest in doing this, and I am prepared to join them.

This match in Portugal against Benfica is going to be a tough task in front of a vocal crowd.

The president said he knows this will be a tough vote for members of Congress.

We're in a tough economic climate and the dream job you want might not be available for the next few years.

It's easy for see to say that but it was a tough decision for the referee.

But Yang Lan asked a question, "Your mother had such a tough life. Did she get something she deserved to have? "

Are the players mentally prepared to play such a tough game?

A tough and resolute character, Capello is not the type of man to be swayed by armchair experts.

And it looks like it's going to be a tough decision to pick a winner from the pair of them.

It's going to be a tough week but I'm looking forward to it.

There has already been a sober realization by Republicans that Obama may be a tough guy to beat in 2012.

Steven: This seems to be a tough question.

I played with Gary Breen when he was at West Ham and he is a good player. He has played many games for Ireland and is a tough competitor.

We have had a tough start and a bad start with results.

"It was a tough market, to put it mildly, " says a spokesman for the state's treasurer.

It was such a tough time, waiting for the news of my parents.

It was a tough journey for me but I am over that now and I am looking forward to playing for Chelsea.

We knew it was going to be a hard-fought game as Villa are a tough team to beat at home but we played terrifically well.

The Class of 2009 is graduating in a tough economic climate, but such down turns can be a time for innovation, Schmidt said.

It will be a tough job, though one that offers a chance to right the Bank of Japan's blemished history of missteps and blunders.

"He's a great counterpuncher, " Federer said of what made the young Scot such a tough opponent.

Georgia recently marked two important milestones in its development as a small, embattled democracy in a tough neighborhood.

In a way, the comfort of employment, the safety of a steady job, insulates many from the inevitable hardships of a tough marketplace.

In a decade or so, however, Aditya (or his father, if he remains in control) must brace for a tough transition.

This is a tough one because you certainly don't want to smell like the town dump, but a little BO is an unbelievable aphrodisiac.

This game to Celtic this defensive strategy, although they had a tough game, but finally won, and get through to the next round of spots.

do a good teacher should be a tough, unyielding do not stoop to the frustration of teachers.

Kuyt acknowledges the Reds have had a tough start to the campaign but is convinced they are on the verge of putting a winning run together.

Kids who grow up in a tough neighborhood become weaker, not stronger.

This is a blunder in a tough position . It is all over now .

So withering has some of the criticism been that some believed that a second Bernanke term would be a tough political sell for Obama.

Charles and Camilla have had a tough time winning over the masses, however.

"We were slipping in to the recession and this was going to be a tough, expensive movie, " said Harries.

It has a tough outer casing to protect against adverse weather conditions and can be packed flat to save space when not being used.

Internet pure-plays, once heralded as theleaders of an economic revolution, have lately had a tough go of it.

Such a decision to divorce "is a tough call, " says Rushworth M Kidder of the Institute for Global Ethics.

It has been a tough match, considering the we played in Germany on Wednesday.

Racing to put a proposal on the table is the most common tactical error made by a sales team in a tough market.

Could it be the result of a tough sparring? Carefully retouched but still noted by everybody.

Yes. It was a tough but an exciting game. I feel very happy to be the winner.

Potherb-Eating used to mean a tough struggle in a rough life in the past, while now is regarded as a choice of taste and becomes a fashion.

But I would argue you have in many ways the best opportunity before you because you're graduating into a tough time.

Take a tough line with your family budgets. You may need those extra dollars down the road.

Mr. Rudd launched the idea of a security-focused Asian community forum and pledged Australia to a tough climate-change regime.

After being forced to sell a whole host of world class players, the road back to the top was a tough one.

Having passed on an opportunity to allow measured currency appreciation, Beijing is in a tough spot.

Erika, his character from a tough background, manages to get to just such a school established by a billionaire hedge fund trader.

Mr Tusk takes a tough line at the top (eg, in a lobbying scandal over a gambling law); but at the grassroots things are murkier.

However, with only two wins in their previous 11 meetings against perhaps their fiercest rivals, Japan knew they were in for a tough test.

President Bush was a tough, proud man who was finally fighting hard to hold on to his job.

It's been a tough week for the U. S. economy.

That means Mr. Hurd's successor will have to look for growth, a tough proposition for a firm already generating $125 billion in sales.

We knew it was a tough place to come but it's a pity, especially because we deserved to win even with some players tired after Thursday.

The Old Man and the Sea is the most representative work of Hemingway, depicting a tough man in the natural environment.

The British have advanced only two kilometres in two months of fighting. It is a tough, frustrating and bloody business.

She grew up in a tough part of the South Bronx .

'Sushi is a tough job, to be frank: You work late and long hours, you have to go home late on the train. '

This will be a tough moment, because many planets will be fighting with one another in ways we have rarely seen.

I couldn't help wondering why she still took up the challenge after I had presented my kids as such a tough case.

Yao told the China Daily that the film work was more grueling than a tough basketball game.

Solar manufacturers had been braced for a tough year ahead as governments cut solar energy subsidies.

Congratulations on getting through such a tough and daunting application process.

The world is in for a tough time if its second-largest economy continues to suck up so much demand.

In this case, taking a tough, if self-sacrificial, line at the beginning pays dividends in future rounds of the game.

Even without the burden of paying $938 a month for her decaying house, Mrs. Pemberton is having a tough time.

They have to work odd hours, seasonal or varied schedules, and frequent night shifts. They are often paid little for a tough job.

You think you've got a tough job?

Such a merger would also face a tough review by U. S. antitrust regulators, analysts and regulatory experts said.

Your preschooler is clingy and has a tough time letting you out of her sight.

But it will be a tough battle, as industry groups are expected to put up a fight.

It's time you woke up to the fact that it's a tough world.

For Mr Obama, the lesson is simple enough: sharpen up, and prepare for a tough two years.

When a sport team is locked in a tough match with a longtime rival, the testosterone levels of all its members will go up if they win.

Photo-Realistic Rendering of large-scale scene is always a tough problem in computer graphics community.

So right now, I guess I could [get married]. . . It's such a tough question. (laughs) It's nice.

Lew has a reputation as a tough negotiator with a keen understanding of the details of the immense U. S. budget.

Most African and Asian nations have pushed FOR a tough treaty with a total ban on sponsorship and marketing.

"Nothing relieves the tension of a tough year better than a good laugh, " said Stupid. com President Jim Kalmenson.

And the more they smoke, the lower their IQ. So I decided to stop smoking, but it's really a tough job.

Harry Redknapp has experience and a good team. They have spent some money too and he knows the league. It will be a tough game for us.

Do you think Rambo was the only guy who had a tough time in Vietnam?

So a lot of you as a consequence, because we're going through a tough time as a country, are having to act a lot older than you are.

"Yes, dear, " I said, digging furiously at a tough root.

If the West is not broad-minded enough to face this reality, there is sure to be a tough road ahead.

That didn't prevent a tough interrogation by analysts who wondered why Merrill's estimate of its losses a few weeks ago was so far off.

With a couple of notable exceptions, the consumer staples sector has had a tough reporting season.

Grizzlies is going to be a tough team to beat later the season.

It was a tough time full of unpopular policies, but those policies helped economies bounce back within five years, Mr. Surin said.

It was a tough experience. They're excellent players with strong legs, and very aggressive in the air.

But the White House and its Democratic allies in Congress still face a tough battle to pass a law to cut emissions.

Despite the failures of the UN process and a tough economy, many firms are increasing their eco-friendly investments.

This year has been a tough one in most quarters and 2011 promises to be hard going.

Alone, a tough might be the boss of a group of lower-level toughs or the bodyguard of a fiend.

How to make students accept and understand the executable course of digital logical circuit easily has been a tough problem in teaching .

If you really think it was a tough winter to wait for all the answers and you call and there's no answer and nobody knows what to say.

Things are getting difficult for the company. We need a tough leader to get it back on the right track.

Jason: Well they cried, as all women do, Mike. Not because Bogey 's a tough guy, which he was, but because he was also sensitive.

Vatican officials have cautiously welcomed the scholars' letter, saying they too see prospects for a tough, meaningful conversation.

My bicycle. It was a tough decision whether I could afford (and justify) $900 on a new bike last summer, but I'm glad I did.

First, a tough stance toward China is part of an overall hardening of his foreign policy.

We had a tough time initially. . . and learned a great deal about doing business in Russia.

Macheda's a tough cookie and he is going to need mental strength, too, for it is difficult to envisage him getting a run of games.

Those beggars are really getting into a tough situation that makes them abandon their self-respect.

As it is already considered a densely populated country, finding empty lands for development of housing complexes can be a tough ask.