play hardball in a sentence

Examples

1. Schmitt needs to play hardball-- and not just with suppliers.
2. Safeway may be willing to play hardball with the unions.
3. When you have a 65-35 Senate, you can play hardball.
4. The wine industry has also shown its willingness to play hardball on the issue.
5. When it comes to protecting their software, companies play hardball.
6. When you have a 65-35 Senate you can play hardball.
7. So the umpires union is planning to play hardball with Major League Baseball officials.
8. Now, some Hong Kong companies are starting to play hardball.
9. But Questrom is also expected to threaten to play hardball.
10. Brown made his reputation as someone who plays hardball politics,