Adjective : a get-tough policy.    From Dictionary.com. 

The Pentagon signed off on the get-tough approach.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 21, 2004] Reference

Is the league's new get-tough policy tough enough?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2005] Reference

Japanese politicians have jumped on the get-tough bandwagon.    From Wordnik.com.  [SURVIVAL MODE?] Reference

He is known for his unique get-tough approaches to law enforcement.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 7, 2009] Reference

That get-tough policy right now in Prince Georges County, Maryland.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 17, 2007] Reference

The AMA is pursuing a "get-tough" policy with legislatures of all 50 states.    From Wordnik.com.  [kevynwight Diary Entry] Reference

Ever more often it is immigrants themselves who demand a get-tough approach.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Barbarians Within] Reference

There seems to be a new get-tough strategy emerging from that campaign, Suzanne.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 6, 2008] Reference

And their first response was to come up with a get-tough, law-and-order approach.    From Wordnik.com.  [Questions &Amp; Answers: When Children Kill] Reference

Now her survival spirit and get-tough attitude are helping save the city she loves.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 29, 2008] Reference

And the presidential candidates had jumped on the get-tough on executives bandwagon.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 24, 2008] Reference

And evidence Arizona's get-tough approach on illegal immigrants is having an impact.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 23, 2007] Reference

While the science of detection is improving, a get-tough approach is equally valuable.    From Wordnik.com.  [Starr Gazing: The Year in Sports] Reference

A Border Patrol official's misstatement leads to a get-tough policy on illegal aliens.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 28, 2007] Reference

MALVEAUX: Democrats and Republicans and are both offering competing get-tough measures.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 10, 2002] Reference

Also, the race for the White House, a new get-tough strategy on the part of Barack Obama.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 12, 2008] Reference

The Americans claim they have adopted a get-tough policy against reckless media behavior.    From Wordnik.com.  [FREE AND RECKLESS] Reference

The get-tough elements may make it a little harder for the United States to get China aboard.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 10, 2006] Reference

WATKISS: Well, it's a get-tough policy that's been getting tougher during the last 18 months.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 5, 2006] Reference

The feds sent a high-visibility signal this week on a new get-tough approach to business fraud.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 28, 2002] Reference

But will that newly declassified information sway others with a get-tough approach toward Iran?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 4, 2007] Reference

The result was a memo, signed by all three, agreeing that Reich's get-tough rhetoric would stop.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Battle Of The Bobs] Reference

Little choice: Other hospitals may be hard pressed to copy Upper Chesapeake's get-tough program.    From Wordnik.com.  [Physician, Cut Thy Costs] Reference

When it comes to these get-tough tales, the stories can depart pretty significantly from reality.    From Wordnik.com.  [The truth behind the get-tough success stories in school reform] Reference

According to Rasmussen Reports, 84 percent of Arizona Republicans favor the new get-tough legislation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Left Wing: Arizona Immigration Bill and Racial Profiling] Reference

One of the cornerstones of our fight against illegal immigration has been a get-tough policy at our borders.    From Wordnik.com.  [Remarks By President At Immigration Policy Event] Reference

The Pentagon has started a get-tough military operation called Iron Hammer taking place in central Baghdad yesterday.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 13, 2003] Reference

Groups who advocate a get-tough approach with illegal immigration have doubts about the expressed motive for the lawsuit.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2007] Reference

This new get-tough attitude comes as the White House is trying to convince Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 24, 2006] Reference

The new get-tough measure that the president will be announcing tonight is really to help bolster support among conservatives.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 15, 2006] Reference

Instead, the get-tough philosophy has drawn all schools down, giving the false notion that our school systems are not working.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dr. Susan Neuman: Serving in D.C.: Been There, Done That] Reference

Journalist Seymour Hersh said Rumsfeld secretly authorized a get-tough approach to interrogation of Iraqi detainees last August.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 16, 2004] Reference

This weekend, New York will join a growing number of states enacting get-tough laws designed to keep drunk drivers off the streets.    From Wordnik.com.  [Penalties Toughen for DWI Cases] Reference

This new get-tough attitude comes as the White House tries to convince Congress to pass so-called comprehensive immigration reform.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 23, 2006] Reference