His father was a hard-to-please taskmaster.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Call me a hard-to-please fanboy, but it's not true.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Verdict on V for Vendetta, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

Even the hard-to-please Saban had no major complaints.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Even the hard-to-please Nash seemed satisfied for a change.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Basketball - Dallas vs. Phoenix] Reference

Even the hard-to-please guests found little to grumble about.    From Wordnik.com.  [Heart Of Stone]

Is Vavilov just a perfectionist with a really hard-to-please wife?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Evgenia Peretz on the Plaza] Reference

` ` A great performance, '' the usually hard-to-please Steve Nash said.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Basketball - L.A. Lakers vs. Phoenix] Reference

Even the hard-to-please Van Gundy was happy with the first-half performance.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Basketball - Philadelphia vs. Houston] Reference

` ` We played pretty well, '' usually hard-to-please Jazz coach Jerry Sloan said.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Boozer and Williams even managed to impress their notoriously hard-to-please coach.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Even hard-to-please nutritionists like New York University's Marion Nestle have praised it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Three-Star Snacks In Aisle Five] Reference

Exactly the opposite applies to Liverpool and their hard-to-please fans ought to realise it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Calm down, Anfield, Roy Hodgson deserves better than this] Reference

These books have now received more than 100 5-star reviews from hard-to-please Amazon reviewers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pushing Your Comfort Zone] Reference

Web: www. hordern.com Getty Images If there's a hard-to-please person on your list, don't even try.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gifts for the Times] Reference

Their effort produced surprising raves from hard-to-please coach Jerry Sloan, who loved his team's resilience.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

The man hastily gave the hard-to-please expert four dhole legs and a fur pelt taken from the dog’s red abdomen.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-12-01] Reference

The Conservative Threat Level t-shirt is the ideal gift for that hard-to-please progressive on your holiday list.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Don’t call it a comeback:] Reference

For some reason, those hard-to-please human rights advocates were not satisfied with the Admiral's word.antiwar. co.uk.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama and human rights: Shame on me] Reference

But he may not necessarily win over one crucial and notoriously hard-to-please international group: adult comic-book geeks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Super Muslims] Reference

And it's another example of the White House's responsiveness to us, the incredibly hard-to-please proponents of online governance.    From Wordnik.com.  [White House Financial Disclosure Requests Are Now Electronic] Reference

The overall performance pleased the hard-to-please Wolfe.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Well, she sounds like a normal, hard-to-please New Yorker to us!.    From Wordnik.com.  [StyleList Fashion Blog] Reference

This and has the to operate inflation amid hard-to-please customers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wii-volution]

The hard-to-please judge picked on the singer for lacking star power.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

You're a hard-to-please bunch, with only 17\% of you opining that the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jalopnik] Reference

The famously hard-to-please judge thinks Obama is "a really cool guy.".    From Wordnik.com.  [TV Envy] Reference

You'll find something for at least one hard-to-please person on your list.    From Wordnik.com.  [Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Top Stories] Reference

The often hard-to-please Eustachy sees things coming together for his squad.    From Wordnik.com.  [hattiesburgamerican.com -] Reference

But if you have any history of seeking the approval of hard-to-please people.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

The famously hard-to-please judge thinks Obama is "a really cool guy." shaky ground.    From Wordnik.com.  [TV Envy] Reference

So what does it take to win over the notoriously hard-to-please New York food critics?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Jakarta Post Breaking News] Reference

Do you remember what an imperious, restless, hard-to-please, hard-to-serve girl I was?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Maid of Maiden Lane] Reference

Admittedly, she could sing, but hard-to-please Simon quickly gave her the thumbs-down.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

May, and even the hard-to-please Sahratian have raved about Thompson's summer dedication.    From Wordnik.com.  [North Carolina Tar Heels News -- www.tarheelblue.com] Reference

The Hoyas 'hard-to-please coach still needs convincing they're ready for bigger challenges.    From Wordnik.com.  [ESPNsoccernet] Reference

The wine list of YATS Restaurant is equally impressive and satisfying to the hard-to-please.    From Wordnik.com.  [PR.com Press Releases] Reference

This and has the save money purchasing the ebay to join stress amid hard-to-please customers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wii-volution]

Simple in context, but apparently enough substance to wow the hard-to-please Famitsu reviewers.    From Wordnik.com.  [PSP Updates] Reference

That being said, I still love the Zune HD-it's even wowed the notoriously hard-to-please Brian Lam.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gizmodo] Reference