He was a Cold Warrior and a tough-as-nails politician.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kennedy and Nixon: The Rivalry That Shaped Postwar America] Reference

Of course, there was one last tough-as-nails performance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Farrah Fawcett: Serious Actress (Seriously)] Reference

And he is often described as brilliant and tough-as-nails.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 28, 2005] Reference

Unusual for tough-as-nails men of action like the two of us.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kiss the Girls]

Editor's note: We recently reviewed the tough-as-nails Superfly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wired Top Stories] Reference

GRACE: The tough-as-nails judge giving Simpson 33 years behind bars.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 5, 2008] Reference

Next up, can Tony Snow win over the tough-as-nails White House press corps?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 30, 2006] Reference

The regulars in Faces don't mind that we're tough-as-nails D.C. detectives.    From Wordnik.com.  [Along Came a Spider]

SOG builds tough-as-nails tools borne of Vietnam-era special ops technology.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wired Top Stories] Reference

The tough-as-nails "American Idol" judge opens up about his personal demons.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 28, 2009] Reference

The tough-as-nails "American Idol" judge opens up about his own personal demons.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 28, 2009] Reference

Yes, some tough-as-nails candidates may forge ahead, and some may manage to win.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sam Bennett: Women Need an Establishment of Their Own] Reference

I actually like her when she shows her tough-as-nails side as she did last night.    From Wordnik.com.  [Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Obama Responds To Hillary Claim That He's "Frustrated"] Reference

It's kind of a tough-as-nails technothriller from a leftie Seattle 99er perspective.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing] Reference

"It's probably because I saw your tough-as-nails side when we were working together.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Four Blind Mice]

She ` s a tough-as-nails coach who doesn ` t accept "I can ` t" from any of her girls.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 10, 2006] Reference

Decoy L.L. Bean's Coastal Cork decoy series is built with tough-as-nails Portuguese cork.    From Wordnik.com.  [Field Guide: Know Your Waterfowl] Reference

Adds exec producer David Shore, Arlene's a tough-as-nails woman who's very hard on Cuddy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Keck's Exclusives: Candice Bergen Visits House] Reference

The panel is headed by Elizabeth Warren, the whip-smart and tough-as-nails Harvard economist.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Growing Outrage] Reference

At 35, she released her tough-as-nails first album and was instantly compared to Johnny Cash.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jesse Kornbluth: Mary Gauthier Turns Her Adoption & Childhood Into 'The Foundling'] Reference

My tough-as-nails but delicate appearing Southern paternal grandmother wasn't the ruffle-type.    From Wordnik.com.  [Come Out From Behind Your Ruffles - A Dress A Day] Reference

This legendary tough-as-nails general recalled those days with tears streaming down his cheeks.    From Wordnik.com.  [LeMay and the Lessons of WWII] Reference

After that, he kind of adopts a tough-as-nails attitude to deal with what he's got to deal with.    From Wordnik.com.  [CSI: Justin Bieber Fans Will See a Different Side of the Singer] Reference

So the man wisely surrounds himself with experienced warriors, including the tough-as-nails Sgt.    From Wordnik.com.  [We Were Soldiers] Reference

Hook up with Scorcese or Tarantino and play a tough-as-nails mob boss, or maybe a loose cannon hitman.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sideways] Reference

Despite his tough-as-nails image, Palance enjoyed peaceful pursuits such as writing poetry and painting.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 11, 2006] Reference

Meanwhile, Marie (Ida Lupino), his colleague's tough-as-nails girlfriend, develops a soft spot for Earle.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Farr: The Best Bogart Movies By Farr] Reference

You can be a tough-as-nails fighter pilot, but no one can really handle missing their kids 'life moments.    From Wordnik.com.  [Andy Sernovitz: What "Appreciating Our Troops" Really Means] Reference

You would have to be a tough-as-nails viewer to not get joy out of this movie as joy is everywhere in it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Design of a Decade: The Greatest Hits of the '00s - Part II] Reference

Now, he thought, she had become maudlin, turning full circle from her usual sardonic tough-as-nails stance.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Ninja]

Arpaio, who has sky-high public approval ratings, is seen by his supporters as a tough-as-nails western lawman.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dawn Teo: Mexican Gov Denounces "Toughest Sheriff in America" TV Reality Star -- Sheriff Invites Critics to Investigate Personally] Reference

But as a tough-as-nails law partner on The Good Wife, she manages to convey Diane's power without resorting to nastiness.    From Wordnik.com.  [TVGuide.com's Emmy Predictions: Who Will Win?] Reference

The tough-as-nails attorney and political animal tried to choke back the tears and dig deep for the words, and she offered this.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 8, 2008] Reference

They also claim the judge, who has a tough-as-nails reputation, did not allow them to question prospective jurors about their biases.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 27, 2009] Reference

Henstridge is terrific as a no-nonsense, tough-as-nails lawyer who may still have an ash or two burning for Stone and his sixth sense.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gayired.com - Gay OnLine Community for Entertainment and Daily News] Reference

In the best-selling novel, Kay Scarpetta is a beautiful tough-as-nails forensic examiner with a messy love life and a penchant for opera.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 22, 2009] Reference

I had been trying to do the kind of cold-blooded, tough-as-nails, tough-guy kind of thing people are supposed to do when they are serious.    From Wordnik.com.  [Orphans of Chaos] Reference