Word: toughed
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...Convincing Laborites to join ranks with their longtime ideological rivals on the right was a tough sell for Barak. During his speech at the party convention in Tel Aviv, Barak's voice sounded squeaky and defensive. He called for "national responsibility," but this was dismissed by booing younger cadres as rank opportunism - Barak wanting to hang on to his berth as Defense Minister at the expense of his party's ideals and character. As Labor secretary Eitan Cabel told TIME, "The ambitions of Barak are killing the Labor Party, and I told him that...
...think on Friday and Saturday we came out and we were a little rusty,” co-captain Hayley Bock said. “Our timing was off. It’s really tough to come from playing in Florida and Texas outside and come back inside to Palmer Dixon...
...team get to us,” sophomore Patty Smith said. “We didn’t let them get to us and decided to play our game.” Junior Roxanne Pinto and Smith recorded Harvard’s scores against the tough Cardinal defense. On the defensive end, Perlman had six saves between the pipes for the Crimson. Harvard dropped to 4-7 on the season. “This week will be a test of our endurance,” Smith said. “We’re playing almost everyday against some...
...We’ve been working hard on our singles, and our guys are pretty tough from the baseline, so we weren’t that concerned going into the singles,” said senior co-captain national No. 77 Chris Clayton said. “But our doubles are something we’ve definitely got to keep working...
...didn’t win a single doubles point, which is tough,” said Clayton. “So I was pretty angry going into the team room, just because it’s frustrating to have lost the last three doubles points [in last three games...