You can't be afraid to lose games or put yourself in tough positions.

"The government is in a tough position here," said the factory owner.

Democrats can't hope to take a tougher position on Iraq than the president has.

"The candidates have been in a tough position for some time," this party official said.

The 40- to 55-year-old group often finds itself in a much tougher position.

I have a tough position with the style of basketball we play.

May was in a tough position, analysts say, but there no other natural buyers.

The job is one of the toughest political positions in the world.

But if that happened Eastern could find itself in a tough position because it would be more difficult to reduce costs as quickly, he said.

"They have responsibility without authority, and that's a pretty tough position to be in."