take a tough stance 采取强硬立场;采取强硬的态度;态度强硬

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Filling the top economic jobs with individuals unwilling to take a tough stance would confirm it.
假如任命不愿采取强硬立场的人来担任这些职务，就会证实这种猜疑。

However, the extreme pollution of recent weeks seems to have tipped the scales and prompted the new leadership to take a tough stance towards the powerful energy companies.
不过，近几周来极其严重的污染似乎打破了均势，促使中国新领导层对强大的能源企业采取强硬姿态。