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Example sentences for: get-tough

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All three papers assert that Bush made the get-tough speech to answer critics of his foreign policy abilities, but each paper draws different conclusions about the speech's effectiveness.
The spot nails him as an opponent of Gramm's get-tough approach, as a liberal softy.
Pundits doubt her get-tough attitude will redeem her reputation as "."
(Dick Morris, the man who came up with Clinton's get-tough agenda--now there's a hormone-driven delinquent for you!)
The "get-tough," "just say no" party is on the defensive.