Definition of tough-minded in English:

tough-minded

adjective

Strong-willed and able to face up to reality.
her mother was combative and tough-minded
a tough-minded approach
Example sentencesExamples
- But no regulator, no matter how devoted and how tough-minded, can ever fully offset the incentives that many of the players in the market have to misbehave.
- All of that glamour wilts under the scrutiny of tough-minded business analysis.
- Increasingly, work and competition exist along the boundary where ideas meet execution - and where soaring creativity meets tough-minded business logic.
- That injects his analysis with a tough-minded realism that is often lacking in challenges to the hawkish view of the world.
- You might not remember why you made up your mind but, because you're such a tough-minded thinker, your reasons must have been good ones.
- While this view was based on very selective evidence, it had a powerful hold on political leaders, tough-minded technocrats and senior government bureaucrats in many developing countries.
- He proved himself to be tenacious, smart, and extremely well-educated - with the kind of tough-minded common sense they breed in the West.
- All the tough-minded arguments for liberal imperialism are ones that could have been - and were - used to justify wars that today's liberal imperialists retroactively deplore.
- These subjects are strong-willed and tough-minded.
- But even if tough-minded businessmen and a reform-minded government make all the right moves, B.C. is going to be a far different province in the 21st century.
- We need to understand that they know who they are, and are clear about their interests and in that clear tough-minded way that we need to sit down and make it clear that we're not going the base relationships on delusions and wishful thinking.
- He has vision, a tremendous burst of acceleration, he runs low to the ground and he's a very tough-minded player.
- Ironic, tough-minded, unsentimental, all three remained possessed by a piece of experience they - none of them - could actually penetrate.
- At the same time, this next generation of women is too practical, pragmatic, and tough-minded to be dismissed as ideologues.
- They are close to the tough-minded position of extreme realists - except that hard revolutionists want to destroy the state system, whereas extreme realists want to preserve it.
- The tone of the report is tough-minded and the approach managerialist.
- Now there's an opportunity for getting on all fours in a hard-headed, tough-minded way, with a government which is trying to do the right sort of thing.
- The tough-minded approach isn't good news for high-tech companies looking for a return to glory days.
- But with sufficient will and attention, and a balanced, tough-minded approach, solutions are possible.
- Thus, she plausibly can present herself as tough-minded here (more than plausibly perhaps - few have ever questioned her toughness).
Synonyms
practical, pragmatic, matter-of-fact, down-to-earth, sensible, commonsensical

Derivatives

tough-mindedness

noun

While acknowledging the tough-mindedness of this view, I can't help hoping that we can one day work out how to have a civilization that doesn't depend on the threat of the ultimate incivility.
Example sentencesExamples
- The famous ‘tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime’ slogan and the ‘rights and duties’ approach to citizenship signalled a reasonable attempt to combine liberal principles and tough-mindedness.
- Conservatives tend to take pride in their tough-mindedness, a realistic and hard-nosed approach to the dog-eat-dog world we find ourselves in.
- They liked the relaxed but outspoken style, together with a certain tough-mindedness, to be found among Australian philosophers, and they liked the atmosphere of Australia.
- The new tough-mindedness was enforced, above all, with executive pay packages that offered princely rewards if stock prices rose.

Rhymes

broadminded, like-minded, simple-minded, single-minded, small-minded

Definition of tough-minded in US English:

tough-minded

adjectiveˌtəfˈmaɪndədˌtəfˈmīndəd

Strong, determined, and able to face up to reality.
her mother was combative and tough-minded
a tough-minded approach
Example sentencesExamples
- These subjects are strong-willed and tough-minded.
- The tone of the report is tough-minded and the approach managerialist.
- While this view was based on very selective evidence, it had a powerful hold on political leaders, tough-minded technocrats and senior government bureaucrats in many developing countries.
- Thus, she plausibly can present herself as tough-minded here (more than plausibly perhaps - few have ever questioned her toughness).
- But even if tough-minded businessmen and a reform-minded government make all the right moves, B.C. is going to be a far different province in the 21st century.
- He has vision, a tremendous burst of acceleration, he runs low to the ground and he's a very tough-minded player.
- Increasingly, work and competition exist along the boundary where ideas meet execution - and where soaring creativity meets tough-minded business logic.
- At the same time, this next generation of women is too practical, pragmatic, and tough-minded to be dismissed as ideologues.
- But with sufficient will and attention, and a balanced, tough-minded approach, solutions are possible.
- All of that glamour wilts under the scrutiny of tough-minded business analysis.
- All the tough-minded arguments for liberal imperialism are ones that could have been - and were - used to justify wars that today's liberal imperialists retroactively deplore.
- They are close to the tough-minded position of extreme realists - except that hard revolutionists want to destroy the state system, whereas extreme realists want to preserve it.
- You might not remember why you made up your mind but, because you're such a tough-minded thinker, your reasons must have been good ones.
- We need to understand that they know who they are, and are clear about their interests and in that clear tough-minded way that we need to sit down and make it clear that we're not going the base relationships on delusions and wishful thinking.
- The tough-minded approach isn't good news for high-tech companies looking for a return to glory days.
- Now there's an opportunity for getting on all fours in a hard-headed, tough-minded way, with a government which is trying to do the right sort of thing.
- But no regulator, no matter how devoted and how tough-minded, can ever fully offset the incentives that many of the players in the market have to misbehave.
- That injects his analysis with a tough-minded realism that is often lacking in challenges to the hawkish view of the world.
- Ironic, tough-minded, unsentimental, all three remained possessed by a piece of experience they - none of them - could actually penetrate.
- He proved himself to be tenacious, smart, and extremely well-educated - with the kind of tough-minded common sense they breed in the West.
Synonyms
practical, pragmatic, matter-of-fact, down-to-earth, sensible, commonsensical

单词	tough-minded
释义	Definition of tough-minded in English: tough-minded adjective Strong-willed and able to face up to reality. her mother was combative and tough-minded a tough-minded approach Example sentencesExamples But no regulator, no matter how devoted and how tough-minded, can ever fully offset the incentives that many of the players in the market have to misbehave. All of that glamour wilts under the scrutiny of tough-minded business analysis. Increasingly, work and competition exist along the boundary where ideas meet execution - and where soaring creativity meets tough-minded business logic. That injects his analysis with a tough-minded realism that is often lacking in challenges to the hawkish view of the world. You might not remember why you made up your mind but, because you're such a tough-minded thinker, your reasons must have been good ones. While this view was based on very selective evidence, it had a powerful hold on political leaders, tough-minded technocrats and senior government bureaucrats in many developing countries. He proved himself to be tenacious, smart, and extremely well-educated - with the kind of tough-minded common sense they breed in the West. All the tough-minded arguments for liberal imperialism are ones that could have been - and were - used to justify wars that today's liberal imperialists retroactively deplore. These subjects are strong-willed and tough-minded. But even if tough-minded businessmen and a reform-minded government make all the right moves, B.C. is going to be a far different province in the 21st century. We need to understand that they know who they are, and are clear about their interests and in that clear tough-minded way that we need to sit down and make it clear that we're not going the base relationships on delusions and wishful thinking. He has vision, a tremendous burst of acceleration, he runs low to the ground and he's a very tough-minded player. Ironic, tough-minded, unsentimental, all three remained possessed by a piece of experience they - none of them - could actually penetrate. At the same time, this next generation of women is too practical, pragmatic, and tough-minded to be dismissed as ideologues. They are close to the tough-minded position of extreme realists - except that hard revolutionists want to destroy the state system, whereas extreme realists want to preserve it. The tone of the report is tough-minded and the approach managerialist. Now there's an opportunity for getting on all fours in a hard-headed, tough-minded way, with a government which is trying to do the right sort of thing. The tough-minded approach isn't good news for high-tech companies looking for a return to glory days. But with sufficient will and attention, and a balanced, tough-minded approach, solutions are possible. Thus, she plausibly can present herself as tough-minded here (more than plausibly perhaps - few have ever questioned her toughness). Synonyms practical, pragmatic, matter-of-fact, down-to-earth, sensible, commonsensical Derivatives tough-mindedness noun While acknowledging the tough-mindedness of this view, I can't help hoping that we can one day work out how to have a civilization that doesn't depend on the threat of the ultimate incivility. Example sentencesExamples The famous ‘tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime’ slogan and the ‘rights and duties’ approach to citizenship signalled a reasonable attempt to combine liberal principles and tough-mindedness. Conservatives tend to take pride in their tough-mindedness, a realistic and hard-nosed approach to the dog-eat-dog world we find ourselves in. They liked the relaxed but outspoken style, together with a certain tough-mindedness, to be found among Australian philosophers, and they liked the atmosphere of Australia. The new tough-mindedness was enforced, above all, with executive pay packages that offered princely rewards if stock prices rose. Rhymes broadminded, like-minded, simple-minded, single-minded, small-minded Definition of tough-minded in US English: tough-minded adjectiveˌtəfˈmaɪndədˌtəfˈmīndəd Strong, determined, and able to face up to reality. her mother was combative and tough-minded a tough-minded approach Example sentencesExamples These subjects are strong-willed and tough-minded. The tone of the report is tough-minded and the approach managerialist. While this view was based on very selective evidence, it had a powerful hold on political leaders, tough-minded technocrats and senior government bureaucrats in many developing countries. Thus, she plausibly can present herself as tough-minded here (more than plausibly perhaps - few have ever questioned her toughness). But even if tough-minded businessmen and a reform-minded government make all the right moves, B.C. is going to be a far different province in the 21st century. He has vision, a tremendous burst of acceleration, he runs low to the ground and he's a very tough-minded player. Increasingly, work and competition exist along the boundary where ideas meet execution - and where soaring creativity meets tough-minded business logic. At the same time, this next generation of women is too practical, pragmatic, and tough-minded to be dismissed as ideologues. But with sufficient will and attention, and a balanced, tough-minded approach, solutions are possible. All of that glamour wilts under the scrutiny of tough-minded business analysis. All the tough-minded arguments for liberal imperialism are ones that could have been - and were - used to justify wars that today's liberal imperialists retroactively deplore. They are close to the tough-minded position of extreme realists - except that hard revolutionists want to destroy the state system, whereas extreme realists want to preserve it. You might not remember why you made up your mind but, because you're such a tough-minded thinker, your reasons must have been good ones. We need to understand that they know who they are, and are clear about their interests and in that clear tough-minded way that we need to sit down and make it clear that we're not going the base relationships on delusions and wishful thinking. The tough-minded approach isn't good news for high-tech companies looking for a return to glory days. Now there's an opportunity for getting on all fours in a hard-headed, tough-minded way, with a government which is trying to do the right sort of thing. But no regulator, no matter how devoted and how tough-minded, can ever fully offset the incentives that many of the players in the market have to misbehave. That injects his analysis with a tough-minded realism that is often lacking in challenges to the hawkish view of the world. Ironic, tough-minded, unsentimental, all three remained possessed by a piece of experience they - none of them - could actually penetrate. He proved himself to be tenacious, smart, and extremely well-educated - with the kind of tough-minded common sense they breed in the West. Synonyms practical, pragmatic, matter-of-fact, down-to-earth, sensible, commonsensical
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