Ms Phillips said that politics was "a very tough world" to work in for both men and women and while sexual harassment should not be tolerated she emphasised that "you do have to toughen up a little bit".
It's a man's world now and it's a tough old world and you've got to pick yourself up.
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The influx of foreign competition in China, particularly in manufacturing and electronics, has provided the locals with tough, world-class training.
Strong executive experience that has taught one to create jobs and build wealth in the tough competitive world of the free market should prepare one well to lead in the public sector.
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And they said the key to his success in the tough, smoky world of bars, bingo halls and gambling parlors was his personality.
So while the SIA tries to shine a positive light on the WSTS data, times are tough in the world of semiconductors, and they will get worse before they get better.
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Perhaps to remind himself how tough the future world will be, Son practices his golf game at home, in an electronic range that reproduces the most difficult competitive conditions, including wind and rain.
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Martin Wheatley, Hong Kong's chief stock markets regulator, may not have been hired in 2005 to get tough on the world's seventh-largest securities market, but the global financial crisis is certainly forcing him to beef up oversight.
The former England captain Martin Johnson also spokes about England's 2007 World Cup pairing with South Africa, saying it was as tough a draw as the World Cup holders could have faced.
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But advanced pedal-pushers often aim straight for the tough Top of the World Trail.
Mel B and Geri Halliwell have already learned that life alone in the pop world is tough.
Raising prices is likely to remain tough even as the world economy rebounds.
Williams, who made 44 unforced errors, admitted she found it tough going against the world number 90 in her victory.
"It's going to be tough, " said world No. 62 Els, who would have qualified for the prestigious Augusta event with victory.
They have a tough group with the world champions - and in my opinion the best team in the world - Brazil, a brave and physical Norwegian side and the unknown quantity of Morocco.
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Lowering tariffs would help poor-country farmers most, but this is a tough sell to rich-world governments.
"I fought hard, I fought so hard to get back in the game - it was a tough day, " the world number one admitted.
In April the actress was featured in a multi-page profile in The New Yorker that touted her comedic talents in a world that is tough on funny female performers.
Unless you're able to have an interrupted block of time for each project -- a worthwhile goal, but in our multitasking world, a tough one to achieve -- billing by the hour runs the risk of being an unethical business practice.
Seventh seed, Stosur admitted the match against Robson, who is currently ranked 89th in the world, will be tough.
In return the world powers suggested easing tough economic sanctions against Iran.
She is, for instance, about to finalise a settlement with Microsoft that many describe as disappointing, given how tough she has been with the world's biggest software firm in recent years.
All ex-prisoners find that - I did, Jeffrey will too - and it's quite a tough call getting back into the world of freedom and remaining balanced and sensible and just coping with a new life and a new world.
Yet in the case of Egnyte, its focus is really on the tough needs of IT departments across the world.
The world of an entrepreneur is tough, unpredictable, and fraught with risk.
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