1.   Barrows proved to be a tough taskmaster.

2.   A tough taskmaster with a gargantuan appetite for work, he provokes either winces and wounded feelings or a loyalty often couched in black humor.

3.   A tough taskmaster, he choreographs a rich hybrid of ballet and modern dance that requires refined classical technique and the ability to take risks.

4.   He never forgot that early training and could be a tough taskmaster when it came to the garments bearing the Evan-Picone name.

5.   Nelson was always a tough taskmaster.

6.   My father was a tough taskmaster and was unrelenting.

7.   President Coolidge could be a tough taskmaster.

8.   Reid, known as a tough taskmaster, said he suspended the sentence because of the possibility of extenuating circumstances.

9.   She also described him as a tough taskmaster.