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tough-ˈmind·ed ADJ

tough-minded

[durch und durch] realistisch

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I think the best description is that he's tough-minded, but he's also warm-hearted. www.theage.com.au

Overall, the song is harrowing, bleak, abrasive and tough-minded. en.wikipedia.org

All of this made the little brother pretty tough-minded, and the boys became closer and even more resilient after their parents divorced. sports.yahoo.com

His charm may have been cultivated but it was still capable of disarming the most tough-minded of studio executives -- for a while, anyway. news.nationalpost.com

And the public will decide this supposedly tough-minded government has got no spine. www.bbc.co.uk

You can tell that his eyes just could not get enough of these old boots, with their gleaming, tough-minded studs and riddling, near-dancing laces. www.independent.co.uk

The rough upheapings of extruded clay are exercises in tough-minded unrefinement. www.independent.co.uk

That's thanks at least in part to a tough-minded rookie point guard who once said he's just trying to live up to his pedigree. www.thestar.com

His vocal criticism of establishment business-as-usual, unique position on the issues and continuous advocacy for improvement garnered him notice as a tough-minded problem solver. en.wikipedia.org

He concluded, however, that the film has a tough-minded resistance to the temptations of melodrama. en.wikipedia.org

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