Without doubt, these are tough question, but probably ones that everyone should periodically address.
The tough question is whether governments will enact the reforms needed to sustain the recovery.
Asking a tough question or verifying the information through independent sources is not insulting, or insensitive, it's our job.
In moments of debate and decision, he asks the tough question and he insists on high and rigorous standards.
When asked a tough question he made a great joke, and the media talked about it on and on.
And its helpful to have folks with real data on the tips of their tongues in case the tough question gets asked.
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The tough question is, how much credit does the government deserve (and hence how much of the value might it be entitled to take)?
These are increasingly tough question for Internet giants like Google and Facebook, who stand to lose millions, perhaps billions, of dollars if consumers successfully limit online tracking.
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"It's a tough question, " said Kiesling, a civil engineering professor at Texas Tech University who has spent his life studying tornadoes and developing above-ground storm shelters to protect against them.
We've had a lot of debate in government because this has been a very tough question, the way in which we can ensure that universities really have a very positive future.
That's a tough question, but many people love the Nasi Lemak Antarabangsa in Kampung Bahru, a predominantly Malay area in the heart of the city, cluttered with roadside stalls and al fresco food courts.
To answer that tough question, the EPA tried a novel approach: Last spring it launched something called a "negotiated rulemaking, " bringing together delegates from 25 groups representing the real estate industry, environmental watchdogs and the government.
Jonathan Lewis: Yikes, that is tough question.
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Mr. MARK WASSER (Attorney): It could substantially interfere with the ability of those courts to handle just the normal flow of litigation that they process, and so it's a tough question and elected officials in both state and perhaps the federal level are going to have to debate that.
But I do think it is important to recognize that this can be tough and the question is who is going to tackle this problem and solve it.
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"A couple of tough losses, tough to swallow, no question, " captain David Wright said.
Analysts say the match-fixing allegations could call Singapore's reputation for rule of law and a tough stance on corruption into question.
Measuring a decline in value can be especially tough, but sometimes the question is whether the loss is a casualty at all.
"It's a tough match, there is no question about it, " she said ahead of the Williams clash.
And before you say AOL is a tough situation, let me pose the question: even if AOL is a quagmire, if Tim Armstrong is so brilliant, why did he take a job in a quagmire?
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Senator JOHN ENSIGN (Republican, Nevada): Well, there's no question, we had a very tough cycle two years ago.
On one big question where Mr Blair takes a tough line internationally, that of cutting the use of fossil fuels, the government is nowhere near reaching its own target.
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