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In many ways she was as cool and competent as Henry; tough-minded and solitary in her habits, and in many ways as aloof. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z
And I tell myself I'm proud of myself for being so mentally strong, so tough-minded. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z
The show was not over—their favorite, the old bear, hadn’t appeared yet—but some even of the tough-minded, bloodthirsty Romans had had enough. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z
“Nobody can change that much,” said Brinker in his new tough-minded way. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z
Mencken, Cain was by the 1920s a New York scribe with a reputation as a witty cynic, a tough-minded reporter, a two-fisted drinker and a ladies' man. Noir classic steps out of the shadows at ACT 2011-10-20T18:50:11Z
It’s one of those questions that so-called moderators pat themselves on the back because they sound tough — tough-minded. Bernie Sanders and the mainstreaming of socialism: “The romance of big capitalism is stripped down” 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z
These are not perfect parallels, but The Washington Post has written many tough-minded stories about Amazon, whose founder Jeff Bezos owns this news organization but leaves the editorial decisions to Executive Editor Martin Baron. Perspective | Mike Bloomberg just stabbed the journalistic heart of his news organization 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z
They aren’t especially original, but they are forceful, tough-minded period pieces, and good to see. Galleries Shift Shape to Survive in a Changing Art World 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z
Mr. Gelb earlier this week hired his tough-minded predecessor to take the lead in critical labor negotiations. 2010-02-06T05:43:00Z
“Five Came Back,” modestly subtitled “A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War,” is a tough-minded, information-packed and irresistibly readable work of movie-minded cultural criticism. Books of The Times: Mark Harris’s ‘Five Came Back’ Covers Auteurs in Combat 2014-03-02T23:09:53Z
Adams co-stars as the cult leader's tough-minded wife. 'Amour' takes top prize from LA film critics 2012-12-10T02:31:05Z
On the morning before that “Swan Lake” performance, the second-year boys’ class sweated hard for their tough-minded teacher in pursuit of the heroic ease that distinguishes the school’s male graduates. Cuban Ballet: Proud Past, Promising Future 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z
But those who have worked in and around Dallas say it can have a second-city mentality, preferring cheerleaders over tough-minded critics such as Brenner, who arrive from outside Texas. From Dallas’s top kitchens, reviewer Leslie Brenner is feeling the heat
Age did not temper Mr. Bergé’s tough-minded assessments of himself and others. Pierre Bergé, Transformative Fashion Executive, Dies at 86 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z
The book has too much medical jargon, but it also features crisp writing that’s thoughtful, tough-minded and lyrical. ‘Speaking in Bones’ review: A forensics expert on the trail of a missing teen 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z
It’s polished, tough-minded and topical, delivering a strong, clean emotional punch without feeling manipulative. ‘Crisis Hotline,’ ‘La Parka,’ ‘Joanna’ and Other Short Oscar Nominees 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z
The film-geek fun that Porumboiu so deftly indulges serves as an implicit rebuke to those who reflexively associate Romania with stripped-down, tough-minded realism. ‘The Whistlers’ Review: From Bucharest With Ambivalence 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z
But these ventures tend to impose stock formulas of success on the industry that are hard for tough-minded people to ignore. On the Runway Blog: Going Their Own Ways 2012-08-24T21:26:05Z
But The Boyfriend is another demonstration of Thomas Perry’s cool, tough-minded skill at staging battles of wits. Books of The Times: Beach Reads From Stephen King, Kevin Kwan, Carl Hiaasen and More 2013-06-06T21:14:31Z
He’s the right combination of tough-minded and low-key. Why you should watch Monday’s debate — even if you’ve made up your mind 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z
If Ayer’s pictures all combine ultra-violence, tough-minded realism and masculine sentimentality, at least the blend is distinctive, and bears little or no resemblance to the teen-oriented action fantasies that dominate Hollywood production. “Fury”: Brad Pitt brings the macho back to WWII in this relentless battle flick 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z
Once it becomes apparent that this droll, tough-minded actress is playing a tomato who wants little more from life than a few trash novels and a jogging partner, confusion set in. Highlights From More Than 50 Years of Glenda Jackson Reviews 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z
He enlisted only his tough-minded drummer, Dennis Chambers, for this excursion, issuing no directive beyond a tempo. Music Review: The Mike Stern Band Brings Jazz-Rock to the Iridium 2013-12-20T21:27:21Z
In São Paulo he built robust blocks that hold their own in a tough-minded business city. Oscar Niemeyer: an appreciation 2012-12-09T00:06:19Z
Dominique Morisseau, who wrote the show’s book, is the gifted author of a cycle of smart, tough-minded plays based in her native Detroit, where much of “Ain’t Too Proud” is also set. Review: An All-Star Team in the Temptations Musical ‘Ain’t Too Proud’ 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z
In Mr. Bayona’s tough-minded film about grief, the monster’s purpose is to shine a light on a child’s most real and rational fears. ‘A Monster Calls’: Talking Trees Are Easy. Truth Is Hard. 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z
The music traverses the Americas, from old school hip-hop to Andean flutes, and Ms. Tijoux’s tough-minded rhymes lead into lilting choruses. Calmly Intent, Never Strident 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z
Five years after , the musical culture of New Orleans has persevered, still cherishing its long memory, its amiably shared local lore, its rhythmic genius and songs that are tough-minded even as they grin. The Night New Orleans Came to Brooklyn 2010-12-05T23:06:00Z
In Quincy, which aired in the late 70s and early 80s, Klugman played an idealistic, tough-minded medical examiner who tussled with his boss by uncovering evidence of murder in cases where others saw natural causes. Quincy and The Odd Couple star Jack Klugman dies, aged 90 2012-12-25T09:23:50Z
How does a person whom Time called "a tough-minded man who has long shown an abundance of intellectual and physical resiliency" wind up on a window ledge? Unraveling my family's Cold War mystery 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z
But it’s definitely not pathetic or weak-willed; it’s far more tough-minded than the low-effort option of just writing off the opposition. Moderates are the real tough guys 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z
The irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that both defined and constricted his life. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z
“School Daze” was more overtly tough-minded and more analytical in its portrait of divisions within the student body at a historically black university. The Enduring Urgency of Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” at Thirty 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z
Jane Austen is a "steely, tough-minded, sardonic social critic"? The curious US cult of Jane Austen 2013-01-28T01:12:48Z
I'm just not buying the narrative, that is, the flip of Rick's crew from tough-minded to hopelessly docile. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7, Episode 4: Negan Takes Over 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z
Valery, who has died aged 87, knew better, and was tough-minded enough to fight her corner. Anne Valery obituary 2013-05-16T15:36:43Z
In the same review, Scott called the movie “a powerful, compassionate and tough-minded critique of contemporary black manhood.” What’s on TV Thursday: ‘In the Dark’ and ‘Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger’ 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z
"I think the group will be tough-minded," said Lord Hall. BBC pushes for diversity on air 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z
At the end of each episode, she breaks the fourth wall to deliver a tough-minded moral. ‘Pink Panther’ and ‘Decoy’ Return on Disc 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z
Today she’s here to promote her turn in another genre offering, the tough-minded dystopian thriller It Comes at Night. Carmen Ejogo: 'Hollywood wasn’t ready for someone who looked like me' 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z
“I understand he was tough-minded, but I also understand he was fair,” said Dennison Belcher, who served in the Vietnam War with the Navy. Visitors to the Vietnam Wall reflect on McCain’s legacy 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z
There is plenty of pugilistic optimism in this “Plot,” but it’s tough-minded. Can It Happen Here? In ‘The Plot Against America,’ It Already Did 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z
As Daniel Dale, who does exemplary, tough-minded work as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, analyzed it, this is “how the Trump-clickbait complex works.” Perspective | Defensive, caravan-fixated and Trump-obsessed, the media blow it again. Just not as badly. 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z
He has lived in Alabama part-time for more than a decade, and his photographs reflect his intimacy with the scraggly landscape and its tough-minded inhabitants. Photographing Life as It’s Seen, Not Staged 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z
Although a tough-minded Hamburg judge outlawed Germany’s first Hell’s Angels charter in the city in 1983, the Hell’s Angels as an organization have never been banned across Germany. Berlin bans Hell’s Angels logo 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z
Each, in its way, was a tough-minded film that pushed to the edge of its particular genre. ‘Fury,’ Starring Brad Pitt, a Raw Look at Warfare 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z
Although the new “Designated Survivor” got some positive reviews, and Baer relished a tweet where writer Stephen King called it “tough-minded, complex and involving,” getting attention in a crowded marketplace proved difficult. Revived ‘Designated Survivor’ shows how TV world has changed 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z
“Hawking Hawking,” by the accomplished science journalist and historian Charles Seife, is a tough-minded portrait of the theoretical physicist. Revisiting the Unusual Celebrity of Stephen Hawking 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z
We can at least be grateful for one of the authors’ liberties: the invention of Emily Penrose, the fair but tough-minded editor of the magazine. Review: A Three-Way Smackdown Over ‘The Lifespan of a Fact’ 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z
The border between the United States and Mexico has long been a place for vital cinema — a site for suspense, melodrama and tough-minded realism. Film Series in NYC This Week 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z
This scarred, tough-minded man shows them how to convey the preciousness of insect life with a wiggle of his fingers. Nearly blind from an acid attack, the Bolshoi Ballet’s director still has an eye for beauty
A diminutive man — he was 5-foot-5 — with a shrewd business sense, the elder Mr. Nederlander was known for a tough-minded resistance to the demands of actors, producers and unions, and for an acerbic wit. James Nederlander, Theater Owner Known as Broadway’s Last Patriarch, Dies at 94 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z
Though sweet and personal, it also is tough-minded and intellectually honest. 'Lost and Found in Johannesburg' maps the growth of a writer and nation 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z
Scott called the film a “deceptively dreamy-looking, unflinchingly tough-minded documentary” when it played at the virtual Sundance Film Festival this year. Winter Movies 2021: Here’s What’s Coming Soon to Streaming and Theaters 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z
Felicity Jones is a fine addition to the “Star Wars” tradition of tough-minded, quick-thinking heroines. Review: ‘Rogue One’ Leaves ‘Star Wars’ Fans Wanting More and Less 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z
I reviewed one of his books a few years ago and enjoyed it, but that didn’t prepare me for the excellence of this one, a tough-minded tale of love, violence and duplicity. Crime fiction: ‘The Big Finish,’ by James W. Hall
We see King as a tough-minded strategist who chose Selma, Ala., as a staging ground for nonviolent protest precisely because of the potential for brutal opposition. Director Ava DuVernay populates 'Selma' with real people and events 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z
In the last of their frequent face-offs that thread through the play, the budding mogul tells his tough-minded acolyte that he would like to buy “a TV network over there.” Review: In ‘Ink,’ a Media Mogul Is Born — Rupert Murdoch 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z
This excerpt shows her performing Ben Moore’s “We’re Very Concerned,” a cheeky farewell to Joseph Volpe, the Metropolitan Opera’s tough-minded general manager. Deborah Voigt, Meet Ethel Merman 2010-07-22T19:27:00Z
Yet that day, Wahlberg and his longtime manager — a tough-minded negotiator with an anxious streak named Stephen Levinson, whom everyone calls Lev — had an idea that went beyond acting. Mark Wahlberg is a chance-taker; one of his biggest is 'The Gambler' 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z
The elements of fairy-tale fantasy scattered across “The Explosion Chronicles” help to sweeten a tough-minded satire. Build, and they will come 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z
It’s clear from her tender yet tough-minded first book, “You Know When the Men Are Gone,” that she knows this world very well. Books of The Times: Of Home Fires Burning, Or Burning Up Homes 2011-01-10T20:47:21Z
On the stereo in their pick-up truck, they play a newly minted track, “Backslider,” that sounds like their most tough-minded song yet. Wild Belle a brother-sister combo on the rise 2012-09-11T04:53:00Z
"I think the group will be tough-minded," Lord Hall said on Friday. Henry criticises BBC diversity plans 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z
None of which is a problem for Ms. Ndegeocello, a singer-songwriter drawn to the darker side of funk, and to a tough-minded brand of introspection. Music Review: The Songs Of Prince, Faithfully Reimagined 2011-06-16T22:08:15Z
But it’s a little more tough-minded than you might expect. On Netflix, a Growing Wave of Shows for and About Teenagers 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z
There’s an admirably tough-minded, difficult rigor in her work; she makes less use of charm. Still Reforming Postmodern Dance, California Roots Intact 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z
Depicted as a woman "made for passion", there's far more to her than her body – not least her tough-minded criticisms of men. Sons and Lovers: a century on 2013-05-25T07:00:22Z
Written by Lupino and Young, “Never Fear” is a tough-minded, modest, yet memorable film about a profound existential struggle. Review: Revisiting a Film from Ida Lupino, Hollywood Star Turned Director 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z
PBS and its noncommercial colleagues are not the only places on TV to find tough-minded, honest accounts of the fractious American situation, and political content, in particular, has exploded in recent years and even months. PBS Is Still TV’s Best Path to Better Citizenship 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z
“How Much of These Hills Is Gold,” a debut novel by C Pam Zhang, is a tough-minded, skillful and powerful corrective to that omission. A Haunting Debut Novel Brings New Faces to the Myth of the American West 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z
Powell was petite and tough-minded, a former model and actress whose convictions about grace gave her a profound influence on American culture of the 20th century. Author explores the early years of Motown in ‘The Art of Grace’ 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z
“Days of Wine and Roses” is a remarkably tough-minded film for Hollywood in 1962, but that’s the director Blake Edwards for you. Oh, My Aching Head: Movies for the Soused or Now Sober 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z
Despite his gentle disposition, Mr. Epstein is tough-minded. When a Therapist Puts Buddhism Into Practice 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z
But this is a solid bet for the family audiences that Olney is targeting with the holiday slot, a real shift after this fall’s tough-minded “Awake and Sing!” and “Colossal.” Disney musical ‘Little Mermaid’ bobs along at Olney
Mr. Mustaine remains a skeptical figure from what we’d now consider a naive time, when tough-minded, self-taught virtuosos wore spandex; he sang one argumentative song after another, about paranoia and demagoguery and religious wars. Music Review: Music Review: Big Four With Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica 2011-09-15T11:29:14Z
The crux of the story is Obama, whom Axelrod first encountered as a principled, ambitious and tough-minded young lawyer looking to break into politics. Political consultant David Axelrod delivers in revealing 'Believer' 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z
Ms. Zeisler is an incisive, tough-minded writer, attacking her subjects with a diamond cutter. Review: ‘We Were Feminists Once,’ on a Movement Co-Opted 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z
“I like playing places where people are free,” she said, and tough-minded. Afro-Punk Festival Embraces the Big Time 2011-08-25T23:04:01Z
One might imagine there would be an enormous diversity among critics, tough-minded souls each expressing his or her own unique sensibility. Everyone's a critic now 2011-01-30T00:06:14Z
The stories in "Dimanche," which appear to be arranged chronologically, reveal an agile and increasingly tough-minded author at work. Ir?ne N?mirovsky: the life of and new work by the author of 'Suite Fran?aise' 2010-05-05T22:07:00Z
Akari, a tough-minded and plainspoken nurse, is divorced; in her solitude, she invests a great deal of energy in her friendship with the three others. A Five-Hour Japanese Film Captures the Agonizing Intimacies of Daily Life 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z
New Yorker Editor David Remnick walked that tightrope in a tough-minded commentary piece last week in which he compared Trump to the Roman emperor Nero, whom he described as “unhinged.” Perspective | ‘We’re not doctors’: The perils for journalists in assessing Trump’s mental health 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z
Then, just when he appeared ready to part the curtain on the mystery of his art, Mr. Hill remained elusive and tough-minded. Geoffrey Hill, often hailed as Britain’s greatest poet, dies at 84 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z
Meanness is never a surprise to this tough-minded writer. Unnerving short stories by Hilary Mantel, Margaret Atwood and Joyce Carol Oates
Her granddaughter is a welcome third protagonist, blending Helen’s tough-minded outlook on life and Edith’s gift for connecting with others. Review | In ‘The Lager Queen of Minnesota,’ two long-estranged sisters are brought together by beer 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z
In her review in The Times, Janet Maslin called the book’s first half “tough-minded and clear,” but expressed disappointment in the “simple romance” of what followed. ArtsBeat: Q. and A.: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on 'Americanah' 2013-06-06T14:50:36Z
And Wideman’s brother Robert is serving a life sentence in prison for murder, a situation Wideman grappled with in his tough-minded memoir “Brothers and Keepers.” In Stories About Slavery and Its Legacy, Hints of the Author’s Life 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z
Although “The Way Back” takes place in the present, a sense of disordered lives pervades this tough-minded studio film, which has the outward trappings of an inspirational sports drama but is primarily a recovery movie. ‘The Way Back’ Review: Seeking Redemption on the Basketball Court 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z
When his business faltered, Trump became a reality television star on “ The Apprentice,” a show that portrayed him as the ideal tough-minded businessman, an image he rode into the White House in 2016. How Trump and Johnson, divisive populists with many similarities, ended up on different paths 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z
No matter how tough-minded you are, being in the midst of a jeering crowd that hates truth more than anything is not amendable to any kind of fact-checking. The deposition vs. a CNN town hall: Trump is nothing without the bloodthirsty MAGA crowd 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z
In his hands, a funny and lyrical bildungsroman becomes a surprisingly tough-minded assessment of himself and the medium he manipulates so effortlessly. Our critic says ‘Tár’ deserves several Oscars, including best picture 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z
Mr. Biden’s address in Warsaw, a day after he made a stirring surprise visit to Kyiv, was a tough-minded pledge to stick by Ukraine despite the peril. Opinion | Biden’s address projected resolve. Putin’s speech twisted reality. 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z
In recent years, though, it was hard to miss the fact that the tough-minded senator seemed to be slipping. Opinion | As Dianne Feinstein prepares to step aside, don’t forget what she has meant 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z
Supervision of the contentious negotiations was placed in the hands of then-Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover, who was thought to be sufficiently tough-minded to bring the states to heel. Column: The fight over the Colorado River is a 100-year-old interstate grudge match 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z
“I know them personally and they are tough guys, tough-minded,” Reid said. From Reid to Super Bowls, Eagles 4 stalwarts done it all 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z
Still, the completion of its second and final phase is a timely reminder that long-term planning and tough-minded elected officials are required to meet the region’s daunting transportation and transit needs. Opinion | Decades in the making, the Silver Line reaches its destination 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z
To his supporters, Mr. Florio — who preferred to be called Jim, and the news media obliged — was a tough-minded liberal with an independent streak. Jim Florio, New Jersey Governor Undone by Tax Hike, Dies at 85 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z
Despite her young age, she was tough-minded and compassionate. Day of triumph turned to day of tragedy for honor student 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z
This year, Erika Aifán, a tough-minded judge who oversaw some of the most aggressive probes, also departed; she is now in exile in Washington. Opinion | U.S. wavering on Guatemala’s graft feeds illegal immigration 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z
Indeed, one theme in the coverage of Feinstein’s decline is how different she is now from the tough-minded Feinstein of days gone by. Opinion | Is Dianne Feinstein still up to the job? 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z
I wrote then: “My grandmother was an example of the bedrock financial principles of the older generation of African Americans. These tough-minded, conservative practices helped get my generation of middle-class blacks where we are today.” Perspective | What I’ve learned from writing a personal finance column for 25 years 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z
This book proposed tough-minded policies to hold an empire together, including spying on the people and employing political assassination. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
Jacklyn Cazares hadn’t yet reached her 10th birthday, but she was already a tough-minded “firecracker” who wanted to help people in need, her father said. Day of triumph turned to day of tragedy for honor student 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z
Lowery is not at all certain that even the most tough-minded internal investigations can heal the wounds. Perspective | The Philadelphia Inquirer set out to become an ‘anti-racist’ newspaper. That meant taking a tough look at its history. 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z
“If you think about the kind of people we need, we need people that actually understand and can put forward a tough-minded set of policies with China and that’s what I’ll do.” Oz, McCormick trade pro-China barbs in Pa. Senate race, show Trump’s imprint on GOP 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z
More recently, former chancellor Angela Merkel, who as an East German lived under communism, was more tough-minded in her dealings with Putin. Opinion | Putin faces plenty of obstacles as he tries to impose his will on Ukraine and the West 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z
At the tough-minded end of the spectrum, Britain is supplying antitank weapons, accompanied by military advisers, to Kyiv. Opinion | Biden’s misstep on Ukraine was telling the truth 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z
For a tough-minded football coach from Ohio’s Rust Belt, he showed surprising taste while imagining the 1,200 square foot room where one day he’d host America’s best young football players. Lincoln Riley jetted for USC, and Oklahoma is left to furiously wonder why 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z
Before the trial, Dunikoski, 54, who declined to be interviewed, had spent her career largely in the Atlanta metropolitan area, establishing a reputation as a tough-minded prosecutor going after murderers, gang members and sex offenders. How a prosecutor addressed a mostly white jury and won convictions in the Arbery case 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z
I didn’t know that either about his high school ambitions and how tough-minded he was about wanting to be in the spotlight. In stunning new documentary, Todd Haynes makes the Velvet Underground come impossibly alive 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z
"We are facing a lot of adversity at the moment but it shows how tough-minded this team is," Brondello said. Sky-Mercury set for 2014 WNBA Finals rematch 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z
“We are facing a lot of adversity at the moment but it shows how tough-minded this team is,” Brondello said. Sky-Mercury set for 2014 WNBA Finals rematch 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z
They’re painted as hostile to a tough-minded examination of their programs and indifferent to whether they work. Opinion | It’s liberals who are the tough-minded realists about policy 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z
Mr. Beatty later told People magazine he was grateful simply for a chance to play a tough-minded businessman after a run of Southern-fried “schnooks.” Ned Beatty, versatile and prolific actor of stage and screen, dies at 83 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z
Beatty later told People magazine he was grateful simply for a chance to play a tough-minded businessman after a run of Southern-fried “schnooks.” Ned Beatty, versatile and prolific actor of stage and screen, dies at 83 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z
Walensky was known as a tough-minded advocate for people with AIDS. The CDC’s new leader follows the science. Is that enough? 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z
“We want to be tough-minded. We don’t want to be called soft or we’re not man enough to deal with boos.” N.B.A. Fans Wanted a Show. They’re Also Getting a Reckoning. 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z
EXCLUSIVE: Prince Philip was known as the tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who appeared impatient and demanding during public appearances – but the royal lit up when he could relax around children. Prince Philip enjoyed meeting children because ‘they weren’t impressed by him,’ source says: ‘He loved that’ 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z
“We’ve become incredibly tough-minded and tough physically. And we really lock in on defense. It’s the only chance we have. If we don’t guard, we have no chance.” Maryland picks the right time to play its best, beats Connecticut to move on 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z
Through “The Apprentice,” he built a fantasy version of himself as a tough-minded chief executive of a global business empire and a self-made billionaire. Stripped of Twitter, Trump Faces a New Challenge: How to Command Attention 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z
“We’ve got to be tough-minded, unselfish. I want us to be an edgier team defensively. I think we’ve added pieces that will help us do that.” Mavs look for deeper run in 2nd year with Doncic, Porzingis 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z
As President Obama deliberated on whether to surge or not, I suggested that he should confer with broadminded critics outside the government, tough-minded freethinkers cut from the cloth of Mailer and McCarthy. Spilling ink and spilling blood: Fighting and writing against America’s forever wars 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z
We are going to be tough-minded and gritty.” Column: Tyronn Lue carries his championship past — and the Clippers' past — into a new future 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z
Republicans presented McSally as a tough-minded fighter on behalf of Arizona residents. GOP in tough fight to hold US Senate seat as Arizona changes 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z
Scott of the Times described as “raw and painful, not least because the two women seem so alike in their tough-minded dedication to their convictions.” Joyce Wallace, physician who catered with compassion to prostitutes, dies at 79 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z
“Top leadership in Turkey felt that Trump would be a tough-minded businessman, but a businessman they could work with,” Robert Amsterdam, a lobbyist for Turkey, recalled. Turkish Bank Case Showed Erdogan’s Influence With Trump 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z
There were both for the Storm against the Aces, because any Bill Laimbeer-coached team is going to play in his image — tough-minded, physical and relentless. With Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird together, it seems Storm can only win championships 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z
The bust has tarnished what European leaders have portrayed as a tough-minded, but principled, effort to curb migration to the continent. The Ship That Stopped 7,000 Migrants, and Smuggled 700,000 Cigarettes 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z
Lynch said watching the film of that loss, he realized the team wasn’t as tough-minded as he thought it was. Lynch: 49ers talked Brady pursuit 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z
It’s sensual, fierce, tough-minded and full of repressed passion — this play works like gangbusters in this fully realized film. D.C. theater stars recommend their favorite stage-to-screen adaptations 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z
So is its need for effective, tough-minded, compassionate leadership. Opinion | Andrew Cuomo shows how to lead during the coronavirus crisis 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z
“I think Kihei is wired right, and he’s tough-minded. You have to be at his size and with what he’s done,” Bennett said Monday. Cavs’ catalyst: Kihei Clark has No. 17 Virginia on the rise 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z
“They’re a beautiful bunch — resilient, tough, tough-minded. … I’m so proud of them.” Chiefs rally to defeat 49ers, 31-20, claim first Super Bowl title in 50 years 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z
Not every laugh lands in “The 40-Year-Old Version,” but beneath its occasional surface glibness it’s a thoughtful, tough-minded movie on the eternally perplexing question of who gets to tell whose story. From ‘The Glorias’ to ‘Promising Young Woman,’ movies by and about women take the spotlight at Sundance 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z
Claiming that Social Security faces a crisis demanding immediate action is very convenient for conservatives and centrists who want to sound tough-minded, but it's nonsense. Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman is here to fight the undead 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z
Those films helped De Niro become known for tough-minded and dark characters who sometimes displayed a violent nature. Robert De Niro gets political as he accepts SAG Awards honor 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z
Europeans also want to convince Trump, who on Wednesday called on them to join him in withdrawing from the nuclear deal, that they are tough-minded allies who will not be deceived by Tehran. Fearing nuclear proliferation, Europe scrambles to calm Iran tensions 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z
In fact, you present yourself here as a tough-minded truth teller. House plows ahead 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z
Alongside him on Thursday, the Clippers looked more like the team they want to be — gritty, tough-minded and stifling. Kawhi Leonard too much for Spurs in Clippers' win 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z
Davis’ Grace, lithe and lethal, is as tough-minded as Sarah, but not as cynical. ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ review: Yes, Arnie and Linda Hamilton are back — and that’s a good thing 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z
"An independent, tough-minded businessman, he represents our best chance to bring America together again and begin the long national process of healing," Sheindlin continued. Judge Judy endorses favorite for president: 'I am taking a personal and a career risk' 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z
Expect a major awards push for both in time for the Golden Globes as well as further green lights for equally tough-minded dramas. What Netflix's biggest reveal tells us about what works and what doesn't 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z
Marielle Heller’s “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” may be a much gentler piece of filmmaking, but it’s equally tough-minded in the way it pushes its characters toward an emotional reckoning. Best of the 2019 Toronto Film Festival: There was 'Parasite' and there was everything else 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z
At the time, an international panel of prosecutors, allied with a tough-minded attorney general, was uncovering vast networks of graft. Alejandro Giammattei, a Conservative, Wins Guatemala’s Presidency 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z
"Democracy dies in darkness," was the slogan the Washington Post came up with after Trump's election, pushing for new subscribers on the basis that tough-minded, investigative journalism is the counterpoint to Trump's reality TV theatrics. Media declares Mueller was boring: Who cares if Trump is a criminal? 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z
Her idealism goes hand in hand with a tough-minded practicality. Review: 'I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians' interrogates the past 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z
The acting head of ICE, Ron Vitiello, a tough-minded former Border Patrol officer, shared Nielsen’s concerns. ICE Agents Are Losing Patience with Trump's Chaotic Immigration Policy 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z
Besides neutralizing media reports that would have imperiled his brand as a business genius, Trump also set his sights on a tough-minded documentary directed by Ned Schnurman called “Trump: What’s the Deal?” How Donald Trump silenced the people who could expose his business failures 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z
“You’ve got to be a little more tough-minded on the road,” Raptors coach Nick Nurse said. Raptors say they’re simply staying in the moment 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z
They’re tough and tough-minded, and that allows them to steal a game here or there, which they did in Game 2. Perspective | The Warriors, accustomed to dominance, are now battling uncertainty 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z
It’s a stark contrast with Spencer’s best-known roles, most of whom have been figures of hard-working, tough-minded decency. Review: Octavia Spencer embraces her bad self, but 'Ma' isn't good or bad enough 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z
The Warriors led by as many as 20 but missed open looks and even layups, clanking shots off the front rim and allowing the tough-minded Rockets to stay close. Durant goes down, Warriors hold off Rockets in Game 5 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z
The Warriors led by as many as 20 but missed open looks and even layups, clanking shots off the front rim and allowing the tough-minded Rockets to stay close. Durant goes down, Warriors hold off Rockets in Game 5 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z
“A resilient, tough-minded group,’’ said Coach Doc Rivers before the game. Clippers’ future is bright no matter what happens in the playoffs 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z
“I’m always looking for a smart, aggressive, tough-minded defense,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid. GM Veach gets to place stamp on Chiefs with his 1st draft 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z
Chris Wallace, a tough-minded and ecumenical interviewer, recently grilled Stephen Miller, a senior Trump adviser, on the need for a border wall, given that virtually all drugs seized at the border are discovered at checkpoints. The Making of the Fox News White House 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z
Robinson is masterful at evoking the bleakness of his setting — the Yorkshire Dales — as well as the resilience and dark wit of its tough-minded inhabitants, particularly his smart and impassioned but deeply flawed hero. Crime fiction: A best-seller in Russia and a beloved British sleuth 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z
A more honest, complex and tough-minded movie might have run the risk of actually becoming Shirley’s story, of letting the much more interesting of these two characters slip into the metaphorical driver’s seat. Oscars: ‘Green Book’ is the worst best picture winner since ‘Crash’ 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z
“The plan was to assemble a bunch of competitive, hard-playing, tough-minded, gritty, resilient guys in order to have a competitive, hard-playing, tough, resilient team,” Frank said. Clippers in position to make dream scenario of landing multiple stars into a reality 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z
This searing, unforgettable drama tells the story of a tough-minded but compassionate street kid trying to survive in a world of grinding poverty, abuse and neglect. ‘Capernaum’: A street kid in Beirut tries to do the right thing in powerful Oscar-nominated film 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z
Instead of digging themselves deeper into their own trench of irreconciliation, why don’t lawmakers put a tough-minded deal on the president’s desk and force his hand? Opinion | Forget Donald Trump. Congress can make a deal to end the shutdown. 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z
Anchors responded by delivering a tough-minded assessment of his nine-minute remarks, reeling off several immediate correctives to some of his misleading claims. Anchors Scramble to Fact-Check Trump After Prime-Time Address 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z
“Robyn is very smart, tough-minded and ethical,” said William Meehan, a lecturer in strategic management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business who was a director of Juniper while she worked there. The ‘rational’ businesswoman picked to temper Tesla’s mercurial Musk 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z
Israel, a freelance journalist, made a name for herself in the 1970s by writing about such similarly tough-minded women as Katharine Hepburn and Tallulah Bankhead . Review | Melissa McCarthy is a revelation in her new film. And she’s not even the best thing about it. 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z
A strategic paradigm worthy of the name begins with a tough-minded appraisal of the existing situation. Unsolicited advice for an undeclared presidential candidate 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z
Even if USC entered this game full-strength in its linebacker corps, the Trojans’ matchup against the tough-minded and efficient Utah running game would be the key to victory. USC-Utah: A look at how the teams match up - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z
She was seen as the kind of Democrat – female, tough-minded and a veteran – who could compete in red districts. Fox News Power Rankings: Beating the odds 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z
A tough-minded pragmatist, Nancy Floreen is the clear choice for county voters determined to protect and improve the county’s schools, parks and future. Opinion | Nancy Floreen for Montgomery County executive 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z
The idealism of young romance in “If Beale Street Could Talk” is inextricable from its tough-minded stance on issues such as racist policing and the mass incarceration of African Americans. From 'Widows' to 'Burning,' this year's Toronto International Film Festival offered a bounty of memorable movies 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z
“These accounts are very foreign to me,” Pence said, instead portraying Trump as a laudably tough-minded boss who “wants things yesterday.” Pence denies claim that Cabinet members talked of invoking 25th Amendment to remove Trump 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z
My colleagues have been promoting tough-minded policies in all these areas and others. What It’s Like to Be a ‘Fancy Bear’ Target 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z
He promised no miracles, more hot dogs and a tough-minded team backed by a front office that finally has salary-cap flexibility and is eager to dive into the anticipated 2019 free-agent bonanza. A fired-up Steve Ballmer is preaching a message of better days ahead — and Clippers fans are believing 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z
“I think of myself as tough-minded, which is different than tough,” she told the New York Times in 1988. Ann Hopkins, who won Supreme Court gender-bias case after being denied a promotion, dies at 74 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z
The immediate plan is to combat the defending champion Golden State Warriors by surrounding James with tough-minded players who are defensively capable. Why did LeBron James choose the Lakers? And what's the team's plan for returning to greatness? 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z
Ms. Mills has presented herself as a tough-minded corrective to the unpopular outgoing governor, Paul R. LePage, a Republican aligned with Mr. Trump. Democratic Women Are Running for Governor. Men and Money Stand in Their Way. 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z
“The good part of this is this team is pretty tough-minded,” Thibault said. Washington Mystics have a litany of ailments, led by Elena Delle Donne 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z
But even taking all of these objections into account, there are still tough-minded as well as moral reasons for combining unrelenting opposition to patent abuses with efforts to reunite the country. Opinion | Why dialogue matters — even in the Trump era 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z
“To be tough-minded is to challenge whatever the assertions are.” Ann Hopkins, who won Supreme Court gender-bias case after being denied a promotion, dies at 74 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z
But at the same time, let us be clear-eyed and tough-minded in assessing what’s happened to our country — and why. Trump supporters speak 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z
The parameters make it difficult, because I think the Dodgers' primary worry should be the Arizona Diamondbacks, a talented, tough-minded team that seems to relish playing their National League West rivals from Los Angeles. Dodgers mailbag: Why doesn't Matt Kemp play every day? 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z
Ironically, Reshevsky combined a tough-minded approach to his play with an addiction to time trouble, often making his games among the most exciting to watch in the playing hall. In taxing times, a salute to the greatest accountant in chess history 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z
“Some of these same statements have been celebrated by supporters of the nominee as demonstrating a tough-minded, refreshingly blunt approach to diplomacy.” ‘Kiss Up, Kick Down’: Those Recalling Bolton’s U.N. Confirmation Process Say He Hasn’t Changed 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z
But there are tough-minded reasons to believe that the cynics are wrong, even if the fight ahead will be as hard as they say. Opinion | The march of the hope-mongers 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z
“It’s just the type of kids that I have. I have tough-minded kids who can make plays when it matter, it’s that simple,” Trivisonno. Girls’ basketball notebook: Atholton, Largo, Marshall prepare for state playoffs 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z
Burke has profound gifts for bracing dialogue, meditations on morality and ethics, and lyrical but tough-minded prose. Crime fiction: James Lee Burke’s latest brings back deputy ‘Robicheaux’ 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z
“The rhetoric seems to be moving away from being a tough-minded but fair regulator,” he said, “and instead being a cheerleader for industry.” Trump administration to overhaul safety-monitoring rules for offshore drilling 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z
Which means that Only Lonesome’s only real ambition is to play a propulsive, tough-minded, urban bluegrass — a style that used to thrive in the District and Baltimore way back in the 1950s. Only Lonesome likes its bluegrass ‘with some hair on it’ 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z
“So it behooves us, in my opinion, to be tough-minded about making sure we’re measuring anxiety and not something else.” Unmasking Anxiety in Autism 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z
Worst case: The movie suffers a similar indifferent fate as another tough-minded Netflix release, “Beasts of No Nation.” Here are the fall festival movie premieres that Oscar voters will be watching 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z
The quarterback called him “tough-minded” and said, “He did a great job tonight.” It was all quiet on the Rees Odhiambo front for the Seahawks, and that’s a good thing 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z
“He’s an impressive person, he’s always engaged, he’s very fast, he’s a tough-minded guy and I’ve been impressed with him.” Broncos take a depleted roster to California 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z
The 160-page book is a “tough-minded, and stinging look at the failure of American liberalism over the past two generations,” says publisher Harper Books in advance notes. Inside the Beltway: TLC: Iwo Jima Memorial gets $5 million upgrade 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z
Becerra’s tough-minded approach to his latest job has made him ubiquitous this commencement season. Once at the vanguard of national policy, California plays defense under Trump 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z
And agent bosses could be as tough-minded then as now. Bill Cosby trial notebook: The tint of celebrity, and a window into another Hollywood 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z
But unlike such other tough-minded anthology films as “Amores Perros” or “21 Grams,” this movie’s more external approach and overly measured pacing limits our potential immersion into Soto’s gritty, provocative story. Grim Puerto Rican drama 'La Granja' keeps audience at a distance 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z
Green is an agile, tough-minded obstructer in the lane. Switching, Swarming and Suffocating: Warriors Defense Dominates 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z
“She is principled, tough-minded and truly thoughtful. I cannot offhand think of someone better for the associate attorney general job.” Former Bush official Rachel Brand takes over No. 3 position at Justice Dept. 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z
Throughout, he projects a carefully cultivated image of a detail-oriented workaholic, in touch with the people, tough-minded but sensitive to their woes. Food cart shut down? Turn to Egypt’s president on live TV 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z
Caputo is not a lyrical writer like Harrison; his prose is tough-minded but not without compassion, and he brings experience from one part of the world to another. Philip Caputo’s latest heads deeper into Mexico, drug wars 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z
It combined the seemingly contradictory impulses of idealism and realism, humanitarianism and staunch anticommunism, international cooperation and tough-minded militarism. Opinion | Appreciating the Kennedy credo of courage, judgment and dignity 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z
That tough-minded, big-game mentality is where Strand, a Calgary native, excels. Cool-headed Austin Strand helps Seattle Thunderbirds focus on WHL championship 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z
But his views on poverty alleviation were tough-minded and well-known, informed by his childhood in Detroit and his own bootstraps journey from Motor City urban grit to the operating theater of Johns Hopkins University. Ben Carson Wants to Make Housing Available. Just Not Too Comfy. 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z
Occasionally Friday he delivered on that promise, as in a tough-minded rendition of the slashing “Helpless” and “Still Feel Like Your Man,” which had a creeping swagger. A humbled John Mayer sands the rough edges at Forum show, losing the rapscallion he wants to be 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z
The Jazz are tough-minded and figure to get even more so playing at home. Five takeaways from the Clippers' 99-91 victory over Utah in Game 2 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z
But the Trump administration this week announced it was backing away from that tough-minded approach, a move that prompted fierce debate on Tuesday in cities across the country. Police Unions Hail Trump’s Easing of Scrutiny. Local Officials Worry. 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z
To Mr. Trump, the tough-minded budget “promotes fiscal responsibility by eliminating funding for a number of lower priority programs.” In Ohio County That Backed Trump, Word of Housing Cuts Stirs Fear 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z
“We definitely have to get back to playing with that tough-minded defensive approach that we did have,” Brooks said. Perspective | For Wizards, price of progress is a new set of concerns 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z
CNN has seen ratings rise as its reporters land big scoops — including major stories about Russia and the Trump campaign — and the network promotes its tough-minded attitude. In Trump-CNN Battle, 2 Presidents Who Love a Spectacle 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z
“It never seemed to me a good fit with Bradlee, who cultivated a steely and tough-minded sort of personality,” he said. Would you believe that a Post critic was fired for hating ‘Star Wars’? Well, don’t. 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z
He asked Americans to decide where they stood: “Among the weak or the tough-minded? Among the lovers of comfort or the lovers of liberty?” Opinion | The vulnerability of the macho John F. Kennedy 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z
Bono put it this way: “I asked them to hang a sign in their office saying, ‘Warm Fuzzy Feelings Not Welcome Here,’ because we need them to be tough-minded. A New Fund Seeks Both Financial and Social Returns 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z
He is a “tough-minded realist” who understands Putin, he said. At the center of the pitch for Tillerson: Richard Cheney and Marco Rubio 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z
“He’s a very, very tough-minded and tough physically individual that battles through a lot of stuff.” Lions QB Stafford throws with glove over injured finger 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z
And I am not against working more closely with Russia on global issues or getting more tough-minded on trade with China. Trump’s Approach: A Fresh Start or Crazy Reckless? 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z
“It would be a mistake to confuse a friendly relationship with friendship. Rex is a very tough-minded realist” who well understands Putin and his own position and motives, Gates said. Trump wasn’t happy with his State Department finalists. Then he heard a new name. 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z
“There is no quota for the number of tough-minded, accomplished people who are qualified to do these jobs,” she added. Kellyanne Conway calls Donald Trump’s swampy Cabinet appointments “a refreshing departure” from cronyism 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z
Mr. Gingrich said he expected that Mr. Trump would be “tough-minded about whether the person is capable of doing the job.” Trump Isn’t Rewarding a Lot of Loyalists with Cabinet Jobs. Here’s Why. 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z
Is it unfair to wonder if this tough-minded writer was not also unconsciously demanding of the two University of Melbourne women that they, too, act more like men? Helen Garner’s Savage Self-Scrutiny 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z
By contrast, Gingrich found himself asking about Romney, “To what extent would he actually represent the kind of tough-minded ‘America first’ policies that Trump has campaigned on?” No Mittmentum: Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee slam Donald Trump’s rumored secretary of state pick Mitt Romney 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z
It’s held in a country with a robust appreciation for literature, tough-minded writers, and strong cultural infrastructure – yet, a restrictive censorship law and political bureaucracy constantly threatens literary life. 'It's like they were selling heroin to schoolkids': censorship hits booksellers at Kuwait book fair 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z
“I’m not worried about it,” Cousins said, calling Jones tough-minded. Redskins, Bengals a close pairing for game in London 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z
Addressing a Goldman Sachs event in 2013, in one of the speeches that WikiLeaks published on Saturday, Mrs. Clinton gave a tough-minded, realpolitik answer to the question of how to handle a problem like Syria. Hillary Clinton Liked Covert Action if It Stayed Covert, Transcript Shows 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z
He is a tough-minded lover who doesn’t recognize the brush-off. Leonard Cohen Makes It Darker 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z
Shrink government spending by trimming pensions and cutting social programs, the logic runs, and the markets will gain confidence in the tough-minded people in charge. Europe May Finally End Its Painful Embrace of Austerity 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z
Walker allowed three runs and seven hits in five innings, far from an economical start but a tough-minded one. Mariners’ Taijuan Walker wobbles, but still gets a much-needed victory 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z
A detail-oriented, tough-minded progressive is asked to play the “grandmother card,” to show her devotion to innocents as proof of her humanity. The godfather vs. the grandmother: How the 2016 election became a battle of “character” over substance 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z
But he never lost a certain tough-minded pride of people and place. Donald Trump Trump sees the invisible people 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z
“I think this guy is tough-minded. He’s showed up well in practice every day. That’s what you go by,” the coach added. Buccaneers confident rookie kicker is not a gamble 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z
It threatens to throw the advantage to his news conference-averse opponent, Hillary Clinton, who should draw plenty more tough-minded coverage herself. Balance, Fairness and a Proudly Provocative Presidential Candidate 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z
Walker allowed three runs and seven hits in five innings, far from an economical start but a tough-minded one. Mariners’ Taijuan Walker wobbles, but still gets a much-needed victory 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z
“Both guys are really special competitors and they’re really tough-minded guys and we loved them when we had them, we hated when we had to lose them,” Carroll said. Seahawks veteran DE Chris Clemons retiring 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z
“Sometimes being tough-minded is the compassionate approach,” Cotton said, rejecting the less-strident “compassionate conservatism” espoused by George W. Bush. GOP fights over party message ahead of Cleveland convention 2016-07-16T04:00:00Z
“Sometimes being tough-minded is the compassionate approach,” Mr. Cotton said, rejecting the less-strident “compassionate conservatism” espoused by George W. Bush. Donald Trump Forces G.O.P. to Choose Between Insularity and Outreach 2016-07-16T04:00:00Z
One whom even the tough-minded Jack Nicklaus, this year’s honorary chairman of the Open, complimented. Sloppy USGA shouldn’t escape the mess it created 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z
“Without a tough-minded but fair family-owned newspaper, the forces kind of arrayed against this place, the South Fork, would win,” Mr. Rattray said. In the Hamptons, a Small-Town Paper Is a Beacon in the Mayhem 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z
He preaches to his players about the importance of a tough-minded approach at this high-stakes stage of the season - especially in a raucous road environment. Donovan, Kerr took very different paths to NBA coaching 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z
He preaches to his players about the importance of a tough-minded approach at this high-stakes stage of the season — especially in a raucous road environment. Donovan, Kerr took very different paths to NBA coaching 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z
Berge, six years his senior, was for a long time both Saint Laurent's lover and the tough-minded boss of what became one of the world's best-known fashion houses. YSL's Marrakech love affair enshrined - BBC News 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z
It will not be the first time that a Clinton relies on the tough-minded voters of New York to salvage a front-running presidential candidacy. Sanders can help or hurt Clinton. It’s up to her. 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z
Abramson is a tough-minded and experienced journalist who has dealt with Clinton at close range and through some of the messy so-called scandals that have followed Clinton like a perennial cloud of dust. Editorials from around New England 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z
The situation requires tough-minded policies for balanced economic growth and job creation. What Are We Voting For? 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z
So is the plan’s tough-minded approach to paying for low-income Americans’ health care. In conservative Indiana, Medicaid expansion makes poorest pay 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z
"It feels great to have the season that we've had and be prepared and tough-minded," said Myles Davis, who led with 24 points. Trevon Bluiett hit a pair of 3s that got fifth-ranked Xavier going in the second half, and the Musketeers matched their school record for regular-season victories by beating Creighton 98-93 on Saturday 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z
“I think he’s a tough-minded player, he competes, makes a lot of winning plays and was a huge factor in why they won tonight,” Collins said. Michigan rallies to beat Northwestern, 72-63 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z
Throughout the evening, Clinton pitched herself as a tough-minded guardian of tradition. Clinton and Sanders clash over foreign policy fundamentals 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z
“The states, Jim felt strongly about, and he made an enthusiast out of Robert — but he had to answer a lot of legitimate, tough-minded questions.” Leaders Deny Strife Caused Departures From Politico 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z
It is a naive foreign policy against an implacable, tough-minded foe and may have set us up for catastrophe in the years ahead. U.S.-Iranian Swaps Pit Compassion Against Costs 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z
"I'm proud of the tough-minded team we have from the top to the bottom." Bengals beat Ravens 24-16 for 12th win, host Steelers in edgy playoff rematch next Saturday 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z
They have a yesterday worth repeating and polishing: back-to-back playoff appearances and jaunts to the Eastern Conference semifinals, success largely based on becoming a tough-minded defensive team. Wizards don’t need directions; they're just going too many places at once 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z
British readers will chuckle at Winik’s description of Anthony Eden, a politician renowned for his timidity, as “tough-minded.” Can one year, such as 1944, change history? 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z
In contrast, only days later, Ms. Holmes was the subject of a tough-minded Wall Street Journal investigation into the serious problems of her company, Theranos. Conflict of Interest in T Magazine's Tech Article 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z
They are resilient, tough-minded, they find themselves as a scrappy bunch.” NFL Today, Week 5 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z
They are resilient, tough-minded, they find themselves as a scrappy bunch. Eli Manning's late, late show takes Giants past stunned 49ers 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z
“E.P.A. also seems more tough-minded and savvy about how to be effective in this arena.” It Took E.P.A. Pressure to Get VW to Admit Fault 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z
At 26, Morris is an old-soul running back, tough-minded and tough to bring down. Alfred Morris is an old-school back thriving for Redskins in a new NFL 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z
The 36-year-old fashionista has honed her craft over the years, developing a tough-minded, unsentimental approach to what her customers want and when they want it. Current Boutique puts the glam in secondhand 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z
His tough-minded approach to business usually was successful as he dealt with expropriations, multiple currency crises and other vagaries of doing business in South America. A Hard Lesson on Building in Chile 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z
But in reality, Germany and other tough-minded European nations should be thanked for forcing Greece to bring its economy into the 21st century. Overregulating Life in Greece 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z
A tough-minded woman in her nineties, she had emigrated from Europe, married a fabric salesman who was surely among the last of the Jewish Adolphs, and raised ten children in various cramped apartments in Brooklyn. The Trump Balloon 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z
In what analysts called a tough-minded negotiating ploy, the governor attached conditions to the Purple Line deal designed to shift costs away from the state. How Republican Gov. Larry Hogan made his first big mass transit decision 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z
But the school consistently receives outstanding marks from the government’s tough-minded inspectors, with more than 80 percent of students going on to a university. In London, Michelle Obama tells students, ‘Your story is my story’ 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z
By asking these questions with sincerity, commitment, and a desire to help, leaders can be tough-minded on standards and tender-hearted with people. 10 Effective Ways to Give Feedback 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z
We have been tough-minded about investment and performance. GE CEO Jeff Immelt to Grads: Become a Force for Change 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z
The move was a characteristically bold and tough-minded one by Cerberus, which made its name wading into deals that others feared. Cerberus, Unable to Sell Remington, Will Buy Back Its Shares From Investors 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z
Joining Xi on the list is his tough-minded Internet czar Lu Wei, who’s strengthening the Great Firewall. Time 100 and the World 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z
Mrs. Clinton made it clear that she hoped the new era of government altruism, which she will help create as the president's most influential domestic-policy adviser, will be as tough-minded as it will be compassionate. Hillary Clinton, First Lady: Newsweek's 1993 Cover Story 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z
Izzo was asked how he builds tough-minded teams that play for each other. Michigan State Coach Tom Izzo Looks to Knock Out a Friend, and a Blot on His Résumé 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z
A tough-minded, staunchly conservative 75-year-old billionaire, he owns a highly profitable chain of hardware stores throughout the Midwest. Walker confronts new 'dark money' controversy 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z
“That is a real commitment to a team approach, a real commitment to defending consistently, tough-minded guys mentally and physically.” Butler has new coach, same role as NCAA underdogs vs. Texas 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z
And even the tough-minded litigators among the core firms seldom push against the status quo quite as aggressively as someone like Mr. Busch. ‘Blurred Lines’ Lawyer Rocks Music Industry Again 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z
To Tillemann, a fellow at the left-leaning New America Foundation and a former policy adviser with the Energy Department, principled and tough-minded regulation is largely the answer. The long, pitted road toward large-scale production of electric cars 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z
“The tough-minded Texas culture would make it difficult enough, but this veteran has the additional burden of having killed a bona fide Texas hero.” Trial in Killing of Chris Kyle, ‘American Sniper’ Model, Sets Town on Edge 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z
They want to be seen as tough-minded conservatives fighting big bureaucracy on behalf of real moms and dads.  GOP’s anti-school insanity: How Scott Walker & Bobby Jindal declared war on education 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z
It was a glimpse of the self-aware, tough-minded, straight-talking lawyer who took a brief hiatus from the public eye. Michelle Obama wore a suit to the State of the Union: Why that’s unusual 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z
Most questions on the subject bring terse, tough-minded responses. Joakim Noah battling frustration as he struggles with balky left knee 2015-01-10T05:00:00Z
He embodies everything the Bears need: a tough-minded coach who embraces defense and special teams with the personality that commands respect in the locker room. Chris Ballard-Dave Toub reunion at Halas Hall could be answer for Bears 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z
His idea challenged the conventional view that corporations should be owned by investors and managed by tough-minded executives with an eye toward profits and stock price. J. Robert Beyster, who founded defense contracting giant SAIC, dies at 90 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z
A resilient but tough-minded attitude toward life and art rules the movie. “Wild” and “Mr. Turner” Reviews 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z
This year it’s a lot more about the stops from the tough-minded unit led by a gruff former Marine. For a change, defense is Missouri’s strength 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z
“You can't be from Chicago and where Derrick is from without being tough-minded.” Bulls' Derrick Rose back in Portland a year after tearing his meniscus there 2014-11-22T05:00:00Z
“He’s been a great coach to play for. He’s the type of guy you want to win for because he’s competitive and a very tough-minded coach.” Facing a friend: Redskins-Vikings = Gruden-Zimmer 2014-11-01T04:00:00Z
Drivers are the machine’s vital data sensors, a technical feedback loop that is not gender-specific, demanding tough-minded concentration in a high-pressure environment. Women in Top Ranks of Drag Racing: Hear Them Roar 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z
"Combination of those two things, he's as tough-minded and physically tough a player as I've ever been around." Romo: Back pain won't be reason he skips Sunday 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z
"They’ve been going on for a long time in this league. Just deal with them. The tough-minded teams do." Bulls' Jimmy Butler out vs. Knicks, likely longer 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z
It was a victory for Barrios, a tough-minded judge who never shied from controversial cases. Guatemala, once a leader in war-crime prosecutions, at a standstill 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z
It put tough-minded realism at the service of a high calling. How to create order like creative people 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z
And they are in deep disagreement about whether a revised federal law should preempt actions taken by tough-minded states like California. A Rising Tide of Contaminants 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z
But both benefited from tough-minded policies of the top central bankers who were installed by prior administrations. The Man Who's Making Indians Richer 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z
Comptroller Scott M. Stringer, in a statement, echoed Mr. Carter’s view, and characterized his own office as “tough-minded.” New York City Taking a Seemingly More Conciliatory Approach to Lawsuits 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z
In contrast, what has worked — albeit not very well and not very quickly, and in different circumstances — is the Spanish and British approaches of tough-minded conciliation and restraint to change the political landscape. Leading through great loss 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z
New Bucks co-owners Wesley Edens and Marc Lasry called Kidd "a determined leader, a tough-minded competitor and a great teammate" in a statement. Nets moving on after Bucks hire Kidd as coach 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z
“Instead, this is the moment when Iraq may tip the region into crisis. The moment calls for tough-minded diplomacy, with friends and enemies alike. This is a regional problem, not merely an Iraqi one.” Iraqi Shiites take a stand against Sunni extremists heading for Baghdad 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z
We found that for women, it's very hard to be forceful and tough-minded and remain likable. How to act, sound and look like a leader
For one thing, it is hard to gauge Clinton’s ability to execute President Obama’s flawed policies more effectively, and second, it plays into the public’s conviction that he is weak and she is tough-minded. Hillary Clinton, the expert dodger
He is no bleeding heart; he warns incessantly of underfunded public pensions and is a national voice for tough-minded realism. For Christie, a Narrative Loses Currency 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z
He’s another hard-nosed, tough-minded player who can add that edge Elway’s looking for. Del Rio delighted in Denver’s defensive additions 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z
The Wizards displayed a lot in needing only five games to close out the tough-minded Chicago Bulls. Reid: Pacers, suddenly confident again, like their chances against the Wizards in Round 2 2014-05-05T00:19:35Z
“I think he’s extremely tough-minded, and he wants to compete at the highest levels,” Girardi said. Yankees 3, Angels 2: Pitch Bounces Yankees’ Way, Allowing the Run That Beats the Angels 2014-04-28T12:01:36Z
But it’s also driven, I believe, by the desire of many monetary officials to pose as serious, tough-minded people — and to demonstrate how tough they are by inflicting pain. Paul Krugman on the latest major victim of “sadomonetarism” 2014-04-21T13:55:00Z
In the tough-minded culture of this organization, expectations never changed. Journey for Bulls, Wizards began in Brazil 2014-04-18T01:47:00Z
He’s a hero in the state of Michigan, and he’s just the kind of workaholic, tough-minded coach who can earn the respect of NBA players even while driving them to get better. Feinstein: From John Calipari to Kevin Ollie, college coaches make enough money, they don’t need to turn pro 2014-04-08T22:38:00Z
There are no guarantees, especially when seniors as mature and tough-minded as Armwood and Creek graduate. Feinstein: Despite NCAA tournament loss, Colonials don’t look to be ‘one-hit wonders’ 2014-03-22T18:29:50Z
He saw the thicker Celtic known for his clutch play and tough-minded defense against players including Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins. West: A Father’s Legs and an Uncle’s Skills 2014-03-21T01:11:18Z
“She was always very tough-minded about the Russian government — no romanticism with respect to the regime there,” McFaul said. Hillary Clinton’s Putin-Hitler comments draw rebukes as she wades into Ukraine conflict 2014-03-06T01:42:00Z
His tough-minded approach earned Mr. Banks some opponents in past mayoral administrations, particularly within the Police Department, which he sued repeatedly over issues like marijuana-related arrests. Litigant Against Social Welfare Agency Will Be Its Leader 2014-03-01T03:11:00Z
The Tar Heels responded with a tough-minded but not always pretty performance that was good enough to wrestle control away from the Blue Devils. Tar Heels knock off Duke, win 8th in row 2014-02-21T05:36:31Z
These are fairly tough-minded rules, rather than lofty perorations. Reality 101 for Dreamers: Four Critical Lessons for Social Entrepreneurs 2014-01-06T17:59:00Z
And LeVay, tough-minded scientist that he is, was entirely clear on that point. Touching a Nerve: Exploring the Implications of the Self as Brain, Part 2 [Excerpt] 2013-07-27T13:45:00.477Z
When the environment ministry appointed a tough-minded official who levied fines against textile and dyeing factories, complaining owners eventually forced his transfer. Bangladesh Pollution, Told in Colors and Smells 2013-07-15T01:34:31Z
The Celtics are going to be a young team and Stevens will be the perfect young coach to mold them in the same kind of tough-minded, get-after-it-on-defense culture that he nurtured so well at Butler. Brad Stevens to the Boston Celtics is a surprise, but it could pay off 2013-07-05T13:34:24Z
With the tough-minded independence that is the stereotypical characteristic of the western Canadian, he adds that he welcomed the slowdown, because too much of a "sense of entitlement," had built up before 2007. How strong is the economy Canada's Mark Carney leaves behind? 2013-06-15T23:03:06Z
"I always thought I was as tough-minded as they come," he said. Column: Baseball must act now to protect pitchers 2013-05-11T00:03:09Z
The former coach Scott Skiles, who parted ways with the Bucks on Jan. 8, is tough-minded and hard-nosed, and that approach rubbed many of his players the wrong way. Roundup: Bucks Fire Boylan, Coach Who Led Them to Playoffs 2013-05-02T02:47:32Z
But perhaps a pragmatic, tough-minded Machiavellian strategy would. How Machiavelli Saved My Family 2013-04-06T02:28:25Z
He's an aggressive kid and a tough-minded kid too. Viciedo gets early return with leg kick 2013-02-28T01:31:00Z
“Jay is a tough, tough-minded guy,’’ Drake said. Drake drops ball in support of Hester 2013-01-30T15:24:00Z
Only a tough-minded EU can put a stop to such shenanigans and it needs some British muscle to do so. Letters: The reality of Britain's relationship with the EU 2013-01-17T21:00:03Z
And having shown to tough-minded horticulturalists, economists and supermarket buyers that what we can do works and makes commercial sense, there's now the possibility of growing protein, too, in these closed, controlled greenhouse environments. Growing food in the desert: is this the solution to the world's food crisis? 2012-11-24T21:00:01Z
I think they thought that Nixon was a strong, decisive, tough-minded guy, and that I was an idealist and antiwar guy who might not attach enough significance to the security of the country. | 1922-2012: George McGovern, a Liberal Trounced but Not Silenced, Dies at 90 2012-10-22T05:23:01Z
“I’m talking instead about tough-minded partnerships that drive transformational change and deliver a “first-in-the-world” system of higher education opportunities for all Americans.” Rethink College: 3 Takeaways from the TIME Summit on Higher Education 2012-10-20T17:35:42Z
Specter’s defeat, and now his death 21 months after leaving office, signaled the demise of the tough-minded centrist of either party, willing to tell party leadership to take a hike. Arlen Specter as Popeye: ‘I am what I am’ 2012-10-14T18:36:13Z
“This is a very hard race ... he’s tough-minded.” Flat Out Takes Gold Cup 2012-09-30T02:56:48Z
He's a tough-nosed, tough-minded guy who is very technically sound and so again, not only the front line but also from the depth standpoint it's big to have him back.'' Monday night practice notes --- Feeney moves to linebacker, and more 2012-08-14T05:21:44Z
“I have worked with these people, and I know them to be as tough-minded as you,” he said. Jack Caulfield, Bearer of a Watergate Message, Dies at 83 2012-06-22T02:54:59Z
He was not a big-time recruit and little was known about him until last spring, when he emerged as a tough-minded cornerback in several scrimmages. Virginia Tech spring football questions: Who are some under-the-radar players that could impress? 2012-03-28T18:18:38Z
He’s tough-minded and it’s going to make it that much more sweet when it goes the other way.” John Wall is harder on himself for late-game misses than fellow Wizards are 2012-03-28T00:52:00Z
The seventh-seeded squad that will take on third-seeded Marquette on Thursday in the ’s round of 16 will be a more guard-oriented, tough-minded group than the one that existed a month ago. NCAA tournament Sweet 16: Florida meets Marquette on a roll after adjusting to injury to Will Yeguete 2012-03-22T01:03:31Z
He showed his ability to battle and be tough-minded. Tony Bennett: Joe Harris not expected to undergo offseason surgery on broken left hand 2012-03-20T11:00:00Z
She noted that the book had been “criticized for the harshness and alleged ‘cynicism’ of its tone” and acknowledged that it was “indeed a tough-minded work, sharp, brusque, and sometimes nearly Swiftian in its acerbities.” Peter Novick, Wrote Divisive Holocaust Book, Dies at 77 2012-03-13T06:20:02Z
It's a much closer, one that Coughlin has transformed into a tough-minded group that doesn't give up when hit with adversity. New York Giants like chances of repeating 2012-02-07T08:33:21Z
"Our guys are a tough-minded bunch," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. Pacers deal Bulls' 1st home loss of season 2012-01-26T06:13:00Z
“We got back to who we were and that’s being tough-minded,” Greenberg said. Virginia Tech?s Dorenzo Hudson gets some redemption in upset over No. 16 Virginia 2012-01-23T04:30:46Z
I don’t think his toughness was in question, but if it was, all it did was just reaffirm that he’s tough-minded.” Tony Bennett: Joe Harris not expected to undergo offseason surgery on broken left hand 2012-03-20T11:00:00Z
The Giants were helped into the playoffs by their steady, tough-minded personality, a reflection of Coughlin. Giants Quickly Look Ahead to N.F.C. Title Game 2012-01-17T02:21:22Z
Groupthink is a systemic problem for boards but tough-minded contrarians resist it.  Boards: What Makes A Strong Director? 2012-01-11T23:00:00Z
“We’re a tough team, a tough-minded team,” Durant said of putting together the winning streak over five nights. Westbrook, Durant lead Thunder over Grizzlies 100-95 for fourth straight win 2012-01-12T05:16:09Z
"He's a tough-minded kid and we knew he wasn't going to be held down," Liley said. E. Catholic holds off Lakeside, 64-61 | Boys Basketball 2011-12-10T05:40:05Z
He’s a tough-minded guy, and he’s one of those guys that he’s not going to let his other family down, which is the football part of it.” Stephen Bowen wins Redskins courage award 2011-12-08T17:32:22Z
MU is a tough-minded and gritty squad that's killed teams with its ability to get to the free throw line. Picking the Washington-Marquette game 2011-12-06T22:49:17Z
A legendarily tough-minded prosecutor who frequently sought the death penalty, she earned the nicknames Deadliest D.A. and Queen of Death. Charity Founded by Sandusky Plans to Fold 2011-11-18T21:35:44Z
Others who knew and worked with Gricar say he was a meticulous, independent and tough-minded prosecutor who was unbowed by Penn State, its football program and political pressure in general. Questions on Sandusky Wrapped in 2005 Gricar Mystery 2011-11-09T01:23:43Z
Walter Payton tops the list, not only as the quintessential Chicago Bear but also as the dependable, durable, tough-minded embodiment of how Chicagoans like to view themselves. Chicago News Cooperative: Remembering Payton, With Eyes Open 2011-10-07T03:39:07Z
Is there a chance that Van Commenee, in his tough-minded way, may ask Ennis to assume the role again next year? 'The face' Jessica Ennis has her eyes on the world championships 2011-08-27T21:55:01Z
"Very intelligent, very tough-minded, phenomenal worker, kind of a relentless mentality when it comes to preparation," Cable said of Gallery. Gallery being counted on to anchor Seattle line 2011-08-02T01:12:08Z
“Very intelligent, very tough-minded, phenomenal worker, kind of a relentless mentality when it comes to preparation,” Cable said of Gallery. Cable and Gallery reunite to try to fix Seattle?s running game 2011-08-02T01:12:38Z
Most of the Twitter queries were not very tough-minded and gave the president the opportunity to repeat his talking points. The Caucus: For Obama, Brevity Is Not the Soul of Twitter 2011-07-06T22:43:16Z
A: The Bruins are a tough-minded team that plays a controlled game. Humorous advice from a Canadian on Stanley Cup viewing 2011-06-01T02:33:04Z
He had a reputation as a skilled, hands-on and tough-minded manager who did not shy from making tough decisions. Atop I.M.F., Contradiction and Energy 2011-05-18T02:01:15Z
Yet Kennedy’s flexible but tough-minded handling of the Cuban missile crisis in the fall of 1962 completely changed the tenor of his presidency. When Leaders Change History 2011-05-05T05:00:00Z
Considering the possibility of new terrorist atrocities, Mr. Obama’s choice to make a tough-minded American success his own key to re-election might not have more than a few weeks or months of shelf life. Politicus: For Obama, a Victory but Little Clarity 2011-05-04T13:10:04Z
His father was an exterminator for the city’s Housing Authority who never finished high school, even-tempered and affable; his mother, a city social worker, the tough-minded family “enforcer.” In New York?s Schools Chief, a Knack for Quiet Conciliation 2011-04-24T00:34:38Z
This resiliency is part of a tough-minded medical culture — forged in round-the-clock residency shifts, constant on-call schedules, and workplaces in which revered doctors made decisions and staff members followed orders — that is fast disappearing. Doctors INC.: Family Physician Can?t Give Away Solo Practice 2011-04-23T01:10:13Z
There were also pragmatic warnings, like Karl Rove's Friday statement that Republicans risked enhancing Obama's image as a tough-minded leader if they went forward with a shutdown. Obama hails deal to avoid government shutdown 2011-04-09T04:11:00Z
In the blue corner, five tough-minded individuals preparing to recommend a radical overhaul of the centuries-old banking industry. Banks limber up for battle with the commission 2011-04-02T23:12:31Z
"We told our kids it would be like playing Butler in the national championship - a very similar, tough-minded, really, really good basketball team," Krzyzewski said. Coach K gets 900th win; UNC also advances 2011-03-21T08:57:09Z
The 6-foot-2, tough-minded guard converted 10 of 13 free throws, including 7 of 8 in the final 3 minutes, 47 seconds. Chief Sealth stings No. 4 Lincoln, 63-56 / 3A Boys 2011-02-27T03:21:04Z
With one side of its mouth, the Pentagon is saying it is going to be more tough-minded in its approach to military contractors than ever before. Talking Business: From Pentagon, a Buy Rating on Contractors 2011-02-12T01:00:00Z
The Blue Devils, off to their best start since 2007 with their tough-minded defensive identity, seemed to be a different case. Connecticut 87, Duke 51: UConn Women Hand Duke Its First Loss 2011-02-01T03:06:43Z
Or a typically tough-minded Steelers team that won seven of their last eight with another defensive masterpiece against the Ravens? Bears stack up well in NFL's final four 2011-01-18T02:01:00Z
To put it bluntly: America’s troops are tough-minded professionals, but the finest fighting force ever? Does America really have the finest military in the world? 2011-01-06T20:01:00Z
Weber is a smart coach who always seemed at his best with tough-minded overachievers who competed every night, played hard and regarded losing as unacceptable. Chicago News Cooperative: Two Losses Put Illinois? Dedication in Question 2010-12-24T03:43:14Z
Blair is admirably frank and tough-minded, but at heart, his is a millenarian view that resists any nuance or complexity. The Convert 2010-10-08T16:07:00Z
“We can have tough-minded government without it being a function of one’s personality,” he argued. Five Candidates In Attorney General Race Debate 2010-07-17T04:58:00Z
But wrestling culture is infused with a tough-minded individualism, and some are ambivalent about organizing. A Senate Run Brings Professional Wrestling Into the Spotlight 2010-07-16T02:15:00Z
Gilbert has always been impressed with Izzo, who fits the tough-minded defensive profile the owner was looking for when he hired Brown in 2005. Mike Brown fired as coach of Cleveland Cavaliers 2010-05-25T00:05:00Z
It was an odd streak for a tough-minded team that ranks among baseball’s elite, and it ended fittingly, with a comeback. On Baseball: Grand Slam Is First Off Rivera in Eight Years 2010-05-17T00:40:00Z
Like all tough-minded investors, private equity firms are busy looking for ways to profit from rivals' pain—and even their own. How Private Equity Could Rev Up the U.S. Economy 2009-05-07T21:00:00Z
"He's been tough-minded, man," Hawks teammate Joe Johnson said of Crawford. Cleveland beats Boston in opener of East semifinal playoff series | NBA 2010-05-02T03:29:00Z
The Celtics’ matchups with Cleveland are traditionally physical, with Garnett in the forefront of Boston’s tough-minded defensive approach. Eastern Powers Wait and Wonder About Nagging Issues 2010-04-30T00:54:00Z
All those canvases flush with rose pink and aqua, filled with dancers and flowers and fruit — it's hard to look at them and remember the tough-minded choices that went into them. Great Leap Forward: Matisse in Chicago 2010-04-02T18:30:00Z
She is a tough-minded player who grew up in Thornton, Colo., played football in junior high and was conditioned in the muscular arts of sport by three older brothers. Baylor 49, Georgetown 33: Its Star Shaky, Baylor Turns to Supporting Cast 2010-03-23T06:44:00Z
Again I think it's an attribute to how tough-minded they are with the fact that they just don't give up. Interview with Marquette beat writer Todd Rosiak 2010-03-16T22:31:00Z
But Foster won at Vanderbilt with players who were tall and intellectual, and at St. Joseph’s with solid and tough-minded ones. Bringing Flash to the Women?s Game at Ohio State 2010-03-08T19:44:00Z
The author of these resolves was Richard Bland, a tough-minded burgess from Prince George County, descendant of one of the colony's oldest families. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783
That tough-minded central bureaucracy did not ordinarily bother to obtain proof against those it suspected. Watch the Sky
Most of the Executives were tough-minded, realistic men. Anything You Can Do ...
In Symington the Air Force had a secretary who was not only a tough-minded businessman demanding efficiency but a progressive politician with a humanitarian interest in providing equal opportunity for Negroes. Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965
They were tough-minded men, those Scots divines who ministered to her at the last, too stern in their theology to be misled by any pretence at finding grace. She Stands Accused
It will be remembered that William James in discussing the openness of minds to truth divided men into the "tough-minded" and the "tender-minded." Understanding the Scriptures
Voters did not do that, and so the democrat was forever being made to look a little silly by tough-minded men. Public Opinion
I think you will practically recognize the two types of mental make-up that I mean if I head the columns by the titles 'tender-minded' and 'tough-minded' respectively. Pragmatism
Modest-minded people, doubtful people, subtle people, and the like—the kind of people William James writes of as "tough-minded," go on beyond this methodical happiness, and are forever after critical of premises and terms. The New Machiavelli
You get, in short, a materialistic universe, in which only the tough-minded find themselves congenially at home. Pragmatism
James was not thinking of moral distinctions: he was merely emphasizing the fact that tough-minded men require a different order of intellectual approach than do the tender-minded. Understanding the Scriptures
And this, exactly this, is what the tough-minded of that lecture find themselves moved to call a piece of perverse abstraction- worship. Pragmatism
It suffices for our immediate purpose that tender-minded and tough-minded people, characterized as I have written them down, do both exist. Pragmatism
The tender-minded notion of an absolute reality is, according to the radically tough-minded, framed on just this pattern. Pragmatism
Must we as pragmatists be radically tough-minded? or can we treat the absolute edition of the world as a legitimate hypothesis? Pragmatism
The tough-minded are the men whose alpha and omega are FACTS. Pragmatism
Behind the bare phenomenal facts, as my tough-minded old friend Chauncey Wright, the great Harvard empiricist of my youth, used to say, there is NOTHING. Pragmatism
If you look to the quarter where facts are most considered you find the whole tough-minded program in operation, and the 'conflict between science and religion' in full blast. Pragmatism
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