"That has got to be a tough market for a writer to break into."

In addition, he said, the bigger companies are put off by the "tough market."

You had a pretty tough market the second half of last year.

To some students, the tough market means living at home after college.

It's a very tough market in which to stay on top.

"We are doing quite well in a very tough market," he says.

But it was a tough market from a business standpoint.

Or it may come from having to learn to compete for business in a tough market.

It began on a local level with small businesses trying to compete in a tough market.

It's a tough market for the British to try to take a slice of.