31.   He was tough in person and a grouch on the telephone.

32.   He was tough in Florida all winter.

33.   I knew I could be tough in races.

34.   Imbruglia can be Alanis-like tough in her lyrics, however.

35.   It was very tough in the early spring.

36.   Johnson admits to being extremely tough in grading each player game by game.

37.   Life is tough in the NFL.

38.   Mayor Giuliani and Police Commissioner Howard Safir have been tough in their response to the attack on Louima.

39.   Mee-Maw was plenty tough in her own right.

40.   Miller, of Unionville, Pa., said repeating as champion is as tough in steeplechasing as in any other sport.