Examples of toughen

• Parents may think they need to "toughen up" their children when they express sadness.

• There were still major restrictions on political activities, penalties for illegal strikes were toughened, and government controls were increased.

• Rooflight: flat double glazing, toughened glass over translucent laminated glass, to disguise bird droppings and other dirty deposits.

• I focus here on the top-down part of that story - how the state government toughened up work policies so as to make a work requirement real throughout the state.

• It should no longer tolerate excuses for evasion of its sanctions and those sanctions must be toughened and extended.

• There is also the possibility of toughening up the law on kerb crawling.

• We must toughen up the law because fireworks have become more available.

• In particular, we must toughen the prudential requirements imposed on banks when they serve to offset hedge funds.