Create an expectation that students can take hard subjects, and they will demand them, the teacher says.
The question is whether Americans are going to take hard steps to reign it in before it seriously crimps American economic competitiveness.
And I just watched a good buddy take a hard digger on a similar run.
So we'll take a hard look at states' applications to determine whether they measure up.
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Take a hard look at your expenses to see where you can cut even deeper.
Wal-Mart used to take a hard line on what its executives viewed as nuisance lawsuits.
The statement said the bank would take a hard line if any evidence of corruption arose.
You have got to take the hard decisions to build a solid and sustainable base for growth.
Without subsidies, the wind industry would be forced to take a hard fresh look at its product.
But those who preach fiscal discipline have to be willing to take the hard steps necessary to achieve it.
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Was this a brilliant compromise or a refusal to take a hard decision?
Mr Lescure was too close to his baby to take the hard-nosed decisions needed to turn Canal Plus round.
In addition to regulatory reform, we need to take a hard look at how the private sector governs itself.
And that's another reason why I really believe my colleagues ought to take a hard look at energy independence.
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When you take a hard look at efficiency, you can see that it's never a good source of higher returns.
Emily needs to be willing to take the hard lessons of the marketplace in stride and with a teachable attitude.
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One way Mahindra revved up his company was to take a hard look at its workforce -- and trim it.
Regulators say that they have been urging banks to take a hard line with nine struggling chaebol, including Kumho Asiana.
But Kennedy would continue one of America's most powerful political legacies, which will force Paterson to take a hard look.
The memory of Mr Suharto's brutal suppression of Muslim activism also makes today's politicians more reluctant to take a hard line.
Often, women are swept away romantically and fail to take a hard look at financial compatibility before marrying or moving in together.
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We need to take a hard look at our legal systems, our priorities and how we can stop this from happening again.
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They also have to take a hard look at the returns they get on their investments in research, graduate programs and intercollegiate athletics.
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Come to think of it, it would take a hard-driving former prosecutor such as Rudy Giuliani to have the credibility to do that.
Salmon Chase, soon to be Treasury Secretary and a Seward antagonist, had been urging Lincoln to take a hard line with the South.
Mr Bush had insisted since September that the UN had to take a hard line with Iraq, or it would lose its credibility.
This adds to the pressure on General Musharraf, criticised at home for winning no important concessions from India, to take a hard line.
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