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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It is not just for the Palestinians' sake that Mr Obama needs to take a tough line.

奥巴马并不是仅仅因为巴勒斯坦才走强硬路线的。

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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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