21.   His tough rhetoric made him popular with Romanians looking for a strong leader at a time of decay of state authority, rampant corruption and poverty.

22.   His remarks, carried by the official Xinhua News Agency, matched the tough rhetoric party General Secretary Jiang Zemin has displayed in speeches over the past month.

23.   Investors sold Thursday on jitters about the state of the global economy and tough rhetoric about retribution from the Bush administration.

24.   North Korea daily churns out tough rhetoric through the Korean Central News Agency, its mouthpiece to the outside world.

25.   Some complain that his tough rhetoric on crime makes their jobs more difficult.

26.   Some GOP presidential hopefuls unleashed tough rhetoric against the president.

27.   Since entering the presidential race, Chavez has been drawing support from the poor and middle classes for his tough anti-corruption rhetoric.

28.   The accusation, by Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, broadened the tough rhetoric President George W. Bush again directed Monday at Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

29.   The move suggested the Communists were open to negotiations, though they maintained their tough rhetoric.

30.   Umberto Bossi, leader of the Northern League, also let lose with tough rhetoric after tempering his separatist comments during the campaign.