1 to become difficult to deal with:
Amid toughening competition in the market, many firms are going out of business.
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.
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