Being a hard-ass is what drew me to The Governance. From Wordnik.com. [Nevertheless The Plan Was Not Implemented] Reference
You are your own boss, and your boss has to be a hard-ass. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-12-01] Reference
Hilleboe came on like a real hard-ass professional soldier. From Wordnik.com. [The Forever War]
I have a very hard-ass approach to grammar and punctuation. From Wordnik.com. [Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Which Origin Stories are Plausible?] Reference
There are dozens of voice actors who have a hard-ass voice. From Wordnik.com. [Directors Confirm Thomas Jane Isn't Jonah Hex « FirstShowing.net] Reference
I'm not particularly hard-ass, but I'm not clean-cut, either. From Wordnik.com. [Paramore: 'We're not just teenybopper superstars'] Reference
Here's to our future and the hard-ass work we have in front of us. From Wordnik.com. [Tell Us Your Election Night Experiences...] Reference
For starters, never underestimate the impact of a hard-ass father. From Wordnik.com. [Russ Wellen: What Is It with Men and Torture?] Reference
But still, bring a hard-ass friend who will keep you in your place. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-11-01] Reference
Tosses me a can of Special, he fixes me with those hard-ass eyes, asks. From Wordnik.com. [Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine]
Whoa, whoa, oh yeah, like a turtle, hidin 'underneath its hard-ass shell. From Wordnik.com. [Janis Joplin Lyrics] Reference
But I might be less hard-ass about the three hours and make it 2-3 hours. From Wordnik.com. [SeeLight:] Reference
Stan is a cranky hard-ass -- I know, because I took a class he instructed. From Wordnik.com. [AFSCME Official Vows To Put "Real Money" Into Hillary Ads In Remaining States] Reference
Diego is hard-ass with soft moments that shine through when you least expect them. From Wordnik.com. [Fiction Writing: What Makes Readers Care About Your Characters?] Reference
Not that men do either, but it's different when you're one of the hard-ass marauders. From Wordnik.com. [kaPow] Reference
Clinton's approach seems to be that she can be just as big a hard-ass hawk as anyone. From Wordnik.com. [The Top 12 Reasns to Nominate Barack Obama] Reference
You wanna be a hard-ass, fine, but I'm not the one comparing novels to long division. From Wordnik.com. [Jesse Helms is dead.] Reference
There is something strangely unsettling about watching a guy play at being a hard-ass. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » My Useless Endorsement] Reference
She'd always had a silly sense of humor, even where her hard-ass brother was concerned. From Wordnik.com. [Cherokee Dad]
She's being a hard-ass because 2 of the 3 store visits this past year weren't up to par. From Wordnik.com. [dulligirl Diary Entry] Reference
Of course, being the hard-ass guy he was when on the job, she suspected he might resist her. From Wordnik.com. [One-ClickBuy:SeptemberHarlequinBlaze]
For a time in the 80s he was just another nine-to-fiver, an electrician with a hard-ass boss. From Wordnik.com. [Sex, Drugs, and Soybeans] Reference
The guy who rejects proven methods of rehabilitation for his own brand of hard-ass self-help. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Woods: James Frey is Still Full of Crap. But is He Ready to Rumble?] Reference
Well, it didn't happen like that, but I did arrive at the Farm with a real hard-ass attitude. From Wordnik.com. [EARL -The Autobiography of DMX]
His twin was a hard-ass Chicago detective who could hardly be described as “settled down.”. From Wordnik.com. [One-ClickBuy:SeptemberHarlequinBlaze]
If you like hard-ass thrillers and supernatural horror, CHILD OF FIRE is well worth your time. From Wordnik.com. [review: CHILD OF FIRE] Reference
I'm now starting to see that keeping up a blog is hard-ass work, so hearing you loud and clear!. From Wordnik.com. [Vacation All I Ever Wanted, Vacation Have to Get Away] Reference
These are the warriors who depend on edged steel for tough-ass field chores and hard-ass combat. From Wordnik.com. [STRIDER KNIVES] Reference
"Really, if you've been with an employer who's been a hard-ass, you probably know ahead of time.". From Wordnik.com. [A Backup Plan] Reference
One square-jawed hard-ass stares at a rabbit-eared furry for a moment and, finally, says, "Yeah!". From Wordnik.com. [Pleasures of the Fur] Reference
She shot a hard look at Detective Brinkman with his soft gut, balding pate, and hard-ass attitude. From Wordnik.com. [Shiver]
I could get with a party that is social/economic libertarian-ish and hard-ass on national security. From Wordnik.com. [Changes Happening at the Libertarian Party « PurpleSlog – Awesomeness & Modesty Meets Sexy] Reference
In my last class, the prof was a hard-ass, sure, but isn't that what we were paying good money for?. From Wordnik.com. [He's a great musician, too.] Reference
One square-jawed hard-ass stares at a rabbit-eared furry for a moment and, finally, says, “Yeah!”. From Wordnik.com. [Pleasures of the Fur] Reference
Indeed, he was “very warm, very nice,” in the words of one former Fannie executive, but also “very hard-ass.”. From Wordnik.com. [Fannie Mae's Last Stand] Reference
Supposedly, O'Hara's a hard-ass -- pardon my language -- but that's par for the course with an insurance investigator. From Wordnik.com. [Honeymoon]
No, haven't turned to the last little blue pill yet, I just went to bed and waited for a hard-ass workout this morning. From Wordnik.com. [Stress and Cinderella] Reference
Extreme tourists are always trying to look as if they belong, in situations where only insanely hard-ass nutcases have any real business. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
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