toughen

They toughened up, though both knew it would never get easy.

The trouble he is involved in now will toughen him.

Again this year, there is talk of toughening the federal law.

Federal laws on child support have been toughened in recent years.

You grow from these kind of things and toughen up.

"We have to toughen up and be able to run the ball."

At least 45 states have toughened the requirements since 1980.

But last year, the state toughened the rules to save money.

Some of us were broken, but even that toughened you.

He had the kind of features that only toughened with the years.

Best damned thing in the world to toughen you up.

He had toughened up, this boy; you could see it.

The man at his side was thick and toughened by the sun.

All them years in the wilderness must have toughened me up.

Henry dropped her hands, toughened his face, and turned to David.

All those who passed through that testing have been toughened.

China has also toughened its terms for talking to Washington about proliferation issues.

Then his team discovered a faster way to toughen the force.

The more conservative elements in Congress now moved to toughen the act.

We are hard enough on the staff here, but they have toughened up towards it over the years.

Or was it just to toughen him up and improve his legs?

There have been proposals to toughen it for most of the last 50 years.

Do not cook further, or else it will begin to dry out and toughen again.

My body was toughened by those days I spent with no clothes in all weather.

She felt very old, but as if that age had weathered and toughened her.