He is known for taking a tough line on security.

他以在安全方面采取强硬路线而闻名。

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This week's tough line may also be a useful bargaining chip with business.

这星期的强硬立场可能也是与企业谈判的有用筹码。

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Mom's first tough line works, but Miss Dudley wonders if she can keep it up.

妈妈初次的严厉话语起了作用，但达德利老师不知道她能否这么坚持下去。

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You want tough guys up front; you don't want your front line being broken.

谁都希望把壮汉放在前面,因为谁也不想前排被攻破

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The best way to achieve this is to stick to a tough line on interest rates.

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That, he indicated, precluded America from taking a tough line on Kashmir at this stage.

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We'll have to see whether the other groups are going to along with this quite tough line.

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