But as tough as times are for hiring, there are some bright spots for marketing professionals.
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At his best he is as tough as any bowler in the international game.
And as tough as it is to be happy warriors, we've got to do it.
Unfortunately, sometimes staying in the zone is pretty tough as my colleagues get into the office.
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These strands of silk, just 3 microns wide, are three times as tough as DuPont's bulletproof Kevlar.
"You have to be tough as nails to survive in the garment center, " she often said with pride.
Indeed, he's more like Jimmy Carter, in this respect: tough as nails, without the apparent biblical attachment to Israel.
Because as tough as things have been, I am convinced you are tougher.
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"Our security measures are tough as they are, " Butov told The Associated Press.
Given the obstacles to overcome, it can be as tough as walking away from the Games with a medal.
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Tough as it is to be under- or zero-weight, we worry that Apple is loved by just about everyone.
Can he avoid turnovers and stay as mentally tough as he did bringing SF back from 17-0 down against Atlanta?
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Kirkwood beat out competitors as tough as any Oscar race in Peter Pilotto, Mary Katrantzou, Roksanda Ilincic and Emilia Wickstead.
Ledsinger plans to offer better room rates, but he's also talking about upholding standards as tough as those Hampton Inn had.
Most companies have not really been as tough as they should be in figuring out what products should be in there.
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Mr Bush has responded with a public-relations offensive to convince conservatives that he is as tough as he says he is.
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The generic business is, after all, becoming increasingly tough as big pharmaceutical companies aggressively fight to keep patent protection on their drugs.
So as tough as it may be to commit money in this whipsaw market, we all may do well to take their lead.
And Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Linklater of Butterstone slammed what she said was the government's attempt to be tough as "crude and inappropriate".
But he changes the skyline of a city, and his inner core is as tough as tungsten when continuous push comes to ultimate shove.
He also no longer has those majorities or the tough as nails Nancy Pelosi as Speaker to crack heads and get things done.
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So as tough as this recession is, as tough as the job market may be, we need to double down on our education investment.
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As tough as American League owners find beating the Yankees and Red Sox on the field, most thank their lucky stars for them anyway.
Bulky, ugly, but tough as nails, a few million Windows-based tablet PCs are bought every year for military, field service or health care use.
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Yes, it invites high-ranked non-Tour members to participate, but the TPC Sawgrass course is never set up as tough as the courses used for the majors.
But as fast as we act, as tough as it seems compared to the 1970s or 1980s, for the public it is not fast or tough enough.
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As tough as this financial crisis and recession has been on the federal budget, it has in some cases been worse on state and local government budgets.
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On the other hand, if senior Democratic figures such as Hillary Clinton try to look as tough as Mr Bush or tougher, they risk alienating their base.
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