There will be tough fighting ahead, and the Afghan government will need to deliver better governance.

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Mr Cao trained as a priest, yet his gentle manner belies a tough fighting spirit.

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But he admitted more costs and tough fighting remain, pointing to recent battles against extremists in northern Iraq.

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They are not yet defeated, and we can still expect tough fighting ahead.

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There will be more tough fighting and more days of struggle.

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Speaking at a White House news conference this morning, the president warned of more tough fighting to come, and said the U.S. has a strategy for victory.

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There's going to be more tough fighting ahead.

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But obviously the situation is -- continues to be a tough one and fighting continues to occur.

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You know, we're fighting a tough fight, but I feel like everyone in this room is a strong ally.

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But Mr Estrada's movie tough-guy role, fighting bandits in the south, helped bolster his popularity and hush the critics.

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In general, however, Iraqi elements have been standing and fighting and sustaining tough losses, and they have taken the lead in operations in many areas.

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We are also fighting a very tough fight.

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Because the terrorists can only succeed if they swell their ranks and alienate America from our allies, and they will never be able to do that if we stay true to who we are, if we forge tough and durable approaches to fighting terrorism that are anchored in our timeless ideals.

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Now it's a tough thing but the Republicans are fighting each other pretty nastily - nasty primary that's unusual Thursday primary.

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Zurab Tatanashvili, a university lecturer, said the fighting prompted people to make tough decisions about whether to stay at home or try to find a safer place.

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After all, what about the thousands of Marines who have also been fighting for many years in tough places like Anbar in western Iraq and Helmand in southern Afghanistan?

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Fighting red tape is equally tough.

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We all want those risks to be minimised, we all want this conflict to last as little time as possible but equally we have to recognise, as I think Paddy did, that this is a tough enemy, they are determined, they've been fighting for a long time, we have to recognise that there are risks involved in that process.

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And tough: The son of a military officer, Chandran received multiple stab wounds fighting off burglars on a business trip to Singapore in 1997.

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Mr Walkin said it took about four months to create the game which has about 2, 000 possible enemies, eight tough encounters with bosses and lots of different items players can gather to boost their fighting or defensive abilities.

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Early tests at Michigan and at Purdue, as well as 2 tough games with BYU and at Stanford to close the season, will go a long ways towards revealing if the Fighting Irish revival is for real or just a wishful prayer.

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