Must be unusually tough ice in those parts.

This stance may seem unusually tough for a newspaper that has enjoyed growing profits since 1983 and earned a record $73 million last year.

But they could be forgiven for feeling that they were given an unusually tough time of it during this presidential race.

Advocates for the poor complain that the state is unusually tough about granting extensions to those who apply.

Napolitano was unusually tough and savvy, even for a Mafia capo.

In addition, the small-business sector is still having an unusually tough time earning money.

In this war, American TV news has an unusually tough job.

His supporters countered that the persistent danger of a military coup called for unusually tough measures.

At the same time, he was preparing for what was expected to be an unusually tough Senate race.

The door to the main corridor (82a) is unusually tough, having T 7 and D 16.