In exchange, Indonesia repeated its pledges to reform its economy and to get tough with the militia groups operating in West Timor.

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There are also those, including many in Congress, who want to get tough with Mr Hussein.

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And he has pledged to get tough with all the propagators of illegal violence in Colombia, the guerrillas, the paramilitaries, the drugs traffickers and common criminals.

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To get people eating better requires innovations in personal lifestyles, which is a tough ask with no obvious revenue stream.

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As Mr Kaplan reports, it is only in the last few years that the Japanese government has started to get tough with the yakuza.

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Now the organisation is planning to get tough by threatening fine dodgers with having their cars clamped - or even thrown in a crusher.

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Nick Carle demonstrated his side's determination with two tough challenges in quick succession, but he was lucky to get away his first, a nasty one on Ben Watson.

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Get on with it and don't look to us in Cardiff every time the going gets tough.

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And when they get in a groove with their stifling zone defense, especially at this time of year, they are tough to break down.

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One of reasons NYC has improved schools dramatically is that unions are tough to deal with but if they can get things for their members they do give back in return to our public and kids.

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