Some parents and students also raise questions about the hard-nosed approach of some school officials.

May has become known for its hard-nosed approach to trimming costs and, in the process, increasing efficiency.

The hard-nosed approach does not surprise people familiar with those who have shaped the new journal.

John's tough, hard-nosed approach to politics could not shadow the enormity of his heart.

It is Chief Greenberg's successful, hard-nosed approach to law enforcement, however, that makes him stand out in his field.

Such a hard-nosed approach is certainly evident in New York.

Philadelphia might benefit from his hard-nosed approach because board members there were said to be frustrated with the slow pace of change.

Such a hard-nosed approach to foreigners, regional experts say, reflects Iraq's difficult history developing its oil industry.

His hard-nosed approach has at times attracted the attention of umpires.

But the debate was finally resolved this week in favor of a more hard-nosed approach.