This means tough negotiations in the weeks ahead between the bishops and Rome.

"But some very tough, hard and serious negotiations lie ahead."

We've got to be prepared for some very tough negotiations.

"After two and a half years of very tough negotiations, I decided it just wouldn't work for me," she said yesterday.

But it was also a result of some tough and creative negotiations.

"There's still some very tough negotiations to deal with; I want to make that clear."

In other words, a tough negotiation, however you cut it.

The Dutch say their achievements have come from tough negotiations.

But he cautioned that "these are going to be some very tough negotiations."

But the two groups have been mired in tough negotiations.