German companies are not the only ones being blocked by unexpectedly tough union responses.

Robust economy or not, many candidates this year still may find themselves in unexpectedly tough contests because of their private conduct.

Having found the group unexpectedly tough, Italy must now beat Slovakia to guarantee their passage.

It was unexpectedly tough, and he had to wind the blade around his index finger to gain more purchase.

After withdrawing from a series of frontline positions around Mosul early last week, they have put up unexpectedly tough resistance along a second defensive line.

The lackluster vote came despite the unexpectedly tough fight for comptroller.

His next against Carl "The Truth" Williams was unexpectedly tough.

He was having an unexpectedly tough time transporting this particular cargo over running water.

But the government is facing unexpectedly tough resistance to selling one of the biggest state assets, the bank Banespa.

Its announcement today suggested that it was facing an unexpectedly tough struggle to improve results.