Failure must be seen as the need for further effort and toughening of the will.

For years, the Raiders have needed a toughening of their defense.

It is the last recorded toughening of the rules structure.

A similar toughening of requirements for passenger cars could make up the difference.

Many foreign diplomats trace the toughening of the regime to this decision.

In the last seven years, it has been further spurred by the toughening of Israeli occupation policy.

The shooting appeared to reflect a toughening of the peacekeepers' response to the violence.

Currently, the specific mechanisms that cause the cochlear toughening are not known.

A18 The Administration may propose a toughening of asylum rules.

But this toughening of the law was also moderated by giving the President a waiver in certain cases.

"There does seem to be a toughening of the Government's position on human rights," a European diplomat said.

"This will be a far more visible toughening of security than you've seen at any time since 9/11," a Justice Department official said.

The "onset of the war with Iran brought about a toughening of the state's position on women."

General Tyagunov's statement appeared to be a toughening of the authorities' efforts to impose order.

Some described this as a toughening of mood.

It is a way of improving mechanical properties, in a technique known as rubber toughening.

The technique is known as rubber toughening, and has been applied to a wide range of polymers.

Any toughening of the law, she said, could raise prices exorbitantly for all groups and make the whole process more clandestine.

Freeze-drying does not usually cause shrinkage or toughening of the material being dried.

To achieve the increase in the composite's strength, a process known as stress induced transformation toughening takes place.

Thus we witness the toughening of Bob Dole, former graindrainer.

Would the Security Council agree to a gradual toughening of sanctions and, if so, over what time frame?

Their defence lawyers stayed away in protest at the toughening of Algeria's tough anti-terrorist law.

I hadn't thought much about issues like the toughening of immigration laws or lack of affordable accommodation.

The police attributed the successful crackdown to the toughening of the Armenian government's fight against human trafficking.

They toughened up, though both knew it would never get easy.

The trouble he is involved in now will toughen him.

Again this year, there is talk of toughening the federal law.

Federal laws on child support have been toughened in recent years.

You grow from these kind of things and toughen up.

"We have to toughen up and be able to run the ball."

At least 45 states have toughened the requirements since 1980.

But last year, the state toughened the rules to save money.

Some of us were broken, but even that toughened you.

He had the kind of features that only toughened with the years.

Best damned thing in the world to toughen you up.

He had toughened up, this boy; you could see it.

The man at his side was thick and toughened by the sun.

All them years in the wilderness must have toughened me up.

Henry dropped her hands, toughened his face, and turned to David.

All those who passed through that testing have been toughened.

China has also toughened its terms for talking to Washington about proliferation issues.

Then his team discovered a faster way to toughen the force.

The more conservative elements in Congress now moved to toughen the act.

We are hard enough on the staff here, but they have toughened up towards it over the years.

Or was it just to toughen him up and improve his legs?

There have been proposals to toughen it for most of the last 50 years.

Do not cook further, or else it will begin to dry out and toughen again.

My body was toughened by those days I spent with no clothes in all weather.

She felt very old, but as if that age had weathered and toughened her.