By talking tough on such issues as crime and national identity, she has somewhat broadened her appeal.
Moreover, the fear of losing favourable treatment in a bilateral agreement can deter governments from talking tough in multilateral negotiations.
By talking tough, Mr Bush gave himself political cover to promote ways to allow more migrants to work legally in America.
Now, with the economic prospects clouded by the euro crisis and his political capital at a high, Mr Tusk is at last talking tough.
Tzipi Livni, Kadima's leader, has done well to hold her own ranks together, talking tough on security but consistently arguing for negotiation with the Palestinians.
The father of four, they say, has his eyes set too firmly on a knighthood and despite talking tough, he is not radical enough in action.
The Federal Reserve has been talking tough about inflation, but its latest look at the American economy shows conditions that are too perilous for the central bank to be raising rates .
But along with the friendly words and the cajoling, the tough talking continues as well.
But I would say is there's some really tough decisions to be made and it's going to be a white paper that faces up to those tough decisions, so in that respect I expect the autumn will be about tough talking, sharing the ideas, and arguing our corner.
Sure, the tough-talking former congressman from Wyoming and Secretary of Defense had been around a lot.
Sarkozy, the tough-talking former interior minister, won on a platform of economic and social reform.
Labour opposed the Commission's budget proposals and would not vote against the "tough-talking" motion.
Critics suggested Ms. Quinn, the Democratic front-runner, hoped to soften her tough-talking image amid slipping poll numbers.
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It was a rare moment in which the tough-talking Texan looked more multilateral than the multilingual, Swiss-educated senator.
Javier Elorza, the tough-talking Spanish ambassador with the build of a prize-fighter, carries a lot of weight in Madrid.
Mr Estrada, a tough-talking, hard-drinking populist, won fame as a movie star who played gun-toting defenders of the people.
The creators of Erin Brockovich showed their protagonist, the tough-talking legal secretary, out of the office and in the world.
It was a humiliating turn for Electronic Data Systems, the Plano, Tex. giant founded in 1962 by tough-talking Navy veteran H.
It was a humiliating turn for Electronic Data Systems, the Plano, Texas giant founded in 1962 by tough-talking Navy veteran H.
Costas Laliotis, Pasok's tough-talking secretary-general, has told public-sector trade unionists that they are free to take to the streets in protest against America.
Josie DeGuzman gives a warm performance as a helpful government hacker, and Joanna Gleason brings a humorous, knowing incisiveness to the role of a tough-talking prosecutor.
Among those on the ballot who won't be speaking is Chris Christie, the tough-talking New Jersey governor who is considered a leading prospect for the 2016 nomination.
Mitch McConnell, the normally tough-talking Senate Republican leader from Kentucky, sounded subdued Tuesday when asked by reporters about his stance on the Obama administration's halt in some deportations.
Madeleine Albright, the tough-talking U.S. Secretary of State, stole the show at a special dinner for ASEAN members and their 10 "dialogue partners" in Kuala Lumpur last July.
Of that, at least, surely the tough-talking Sir Alan, who has described his own target market as the "truck driver and his wife" and business as "all about the punters", would begrudgingly approve.
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