81.   Schmid says facing a depleted cast is sometimes just as tough as facing the starters.

82.   Satern soon found that printing a book is not nearly as tough as marketing and distributing it.

83.   Selecting the right tree can be as tough as choosing the right mate.

84.   She also revealed a will as tough as polished steel.

85.   She knew she was as fast and as tough as the boys.

86.   She can be as tough as Weaver, too, and somehow her diminutive frame and nasal squeak enhance the effect.

87.   She gets press queries as tough as or tougher than those she would get from senators, who are notoriously badly informed questioners.

88.   She is tough as nails.

89.   Some games against Ivy League opponents are as tough as playing an Atlantic Coast Conference team.

90.   Still, while the points may not show it, when he is right, Wallace can be about as tough as anyone to beat.