"You are going to be a tough taskmaster, aren't you?"

Known as a tough taskmaster, Hopman was a coach who believed in constant drilling and in the value of physical conditioning.

He was a tough taskmaster, but we knew he cared about us.

The team considered him a too tough taskmaster and rejected Merkel.

As long as there are some precious bright spots along the way, patience will likely exist, even in tough taskmasters like Baylor.

K. Balachander is known among actors as a tough taskmaster.

I think he's a tougher taskmaster when you're winning, to keep you from taking your eye off the finish line.

Easily the most hated man in Government, ridiculed for lacking intelligence, though officials say he is actually a smart, tough taskmaster and skilled manager.

President Coolidge could be a tough taskmaster.

"He was a tough taskmaster," Steinbrenner said, repeating a story he has told many times.