Word: tougher
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...what you're advocating is a tougher form of Christianity. Is that too much of a challenge for many people? A lot of people don't want to bother with it. [Many] people have reduced the whole Christian faith to just a relationship with Jesus. That strips the faith of its doctrine, its sovereign nature. The biggest problem is getting people to be serious about what they profess to believe...
Disgruntled shareholders have been taking a tougher and more vocal stand against company directors in 2009 over issues ranging from frothy executive pay packages to company stock performance, according to a new study. And experts believe this trend could fuel efforts by Congress and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to bring in changes to corporate-governance rules...
...country into the rest of our season,” Tassopoulos said. Harvard’s next opponent, the 2-4 Quakers, should provide less of a challenge than No. 5 Connecticut. However, as Harvard enters the heart of its season, the team is not shying away from tougher matchups. “We’re excited to play more teams like UConn,” Goodman-Bacon said. “We’re just sort of getting into our season...
...think that our first couple of games were successful because we really weren’t challenged too much,” Bannon said. “The rest of the season we’re going to be playing better teams, and the games will be a lot tougher, so we really need to make some adjustments and get used to playing faster and more complete games...
...Tougher sanctions are a key component of the U.S. strategy for curbing Iran's nuclear program, but the Obama Administration is facing growing difficulty in enlisting the international support necessary to make sanctions effective. Russia and China indicated earlier this month that they would not support a new round of economic measures against Tehran, deflating Administration hopes of tightening the screws on the Islamic Republic when the U.N. General Assembly convenes next week in New York City. But if the reluctance of Beijing and Moscow to back new sanctions was expected, support may also be waning in at least...