They have also said they are simply not tough enough to withstand the remote and often rough terrain of Scottish hill farms.
Behind a rough, often pompous, exterior, say his friends, beats a kind heart.
Washing does not involve a superficial flick of the flannel, but a vigorous all-over scrub, often with an extremely rough nylon towel.
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He said that boys were not seen as a priority for housing and that many were often forced to sleep rough because they had no where to go.
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With adjacent seas nicknamed the Graveyard of the Atlantic, the Outer Banks are home to rough waters that are often more ideal for surfing than swimming.
Often he had really wanted to get rough, he said, but he knew better.
But what often happens to money managers who hit a rough patch is that they don't want to admit they lost their touch.
The post-college dating scene can be rough: Getting to know someone often means shouting across a noisy bar or scrolling through Internet dating profiles.
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It is rough out there for a lot of people, often through little or no fault of their own.
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Athletes tend to get watered down with time, their rough edges rubbed out by biographers and historians who often fail to apply the rigorous discipline of their craft to sports, so much do they want to remain fans.
Even when they lend, banks often rely on the personal credit scores of business owners, a rough proxy for solvency, as a shortcut for due diligence.
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And this is a rough measure since an appraisal for a building isn't usually performed regularly, and often is done only when it is to be sold.
It's part of the adventure: We have our rough route in mind -- overland down the Nile and on to Turkey -- but we often don't know where we'll be the next day.
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