noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a position of strength (= a strong position )
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By now they were negotiating from a position of strength.
gain strength
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He is beginning to gain strength again after his illness.
independence/strength/flexibility of mind
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men who were chosen for their independence of mind
muscle strength/power
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This exercise will help increase muscle strength.
physical strength
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The murder could have been committed only by a man of enormous physical strength.
regain your strength/health
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First he must rest and regain his strength.
sap sb’s strength/courage/energy
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Her long illness was gradually sapping Charlotte’s strength.
strength of will
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She had achieved success by sheer strength of will.
strengths and weaknesses
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The plan has strengths and weaknesses .
superhuman power/strength/effort etc
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It will require a superhuman effort to get the job done on time.
superior strength/power
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He used his superior strength to wrestle Ben to the ground.
tax sb’s patience/strength etc
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The kids are really taxing my patience today.
tensile strength
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
economic
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Behind whatever economic and military strength the papacy possessed, there existed enormous and immeasurable power as a moral force.
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It will mean strong and continued emphasis on investment for economic strength .
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Is not that the most telling argument as to the comparative economic strength of this country?
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As a huge block of population and economic strength , the Community will be formidable.
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Numbers alone did not mean automatic economic and political strength .
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Our increasing economic strength means that resources for care have gown and are growing.
financial
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The analysis was completed by a tabulation of results which consolidated the risk scores and financial strength ratings.
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Our restaurant business has tremendous financial strength and a very bright future.
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Newco's options depend on these factors, as well as on the time available and the financial strength of the vendor.
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Balance sheets depict the financial strength of an enterprise at any single point in time.
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The acquirer will obviously want warranties and indemnities to be given by people with financial strength .
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We have the financial strength to do it.
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It believes the figures on this basis give a much fairer picture of business performance and underlying financial strength .
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Profitability High liquidity ratios indicate short-term financial strength but do not measure efficiency of utilization of resources.
full
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His companion had returned to full strength .
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Neither team was close to full strength .
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Welshpool are at full strength for the third division derby at unchanged Montgomery.
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Two Western superpowers, hoping to force the other to blink, despite negotiating at less than full strength .
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I was a different man, full of strength and excitement.
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The shift was ended, the sun was not yet up, though it was daylight, full strength and gray.
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At full strength it will have 38 members.
great
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Very strong in his own way, not swaggering or throwing his weight about, but a great inner strength .
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The whole approach is flexible and has a great strength in the direct link to the highest administrative body.
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But in my educating myself it proved to be a great strength .
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In some cases it also helped to underline the main moments in the action by emphasising gestures for greater strength and expression.
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The benefits included higher bone density, faster reaction times, greater muscle strength and better balance.
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Isabella was now in a position of great strength .
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He was a man of not only great strength , but goodness.
inner
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Then after a while she got an inner strength and asked me what Heaven was like.
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Chi goes to the inner strength of your personality, your character.
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Very strong in his own way, not swaggering or throwing his weight about, but a great inner strength .
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She has a talent for playing modern women who must find the inner strength to fight their own battles.
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There is a sense in which outer power is an illusion; inner strength can change the world.
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The study also found that 95 percent of women credit their family with building up their inner strength .
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Kungfu has three essential elements: speed, coordination and inner strength .
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Created between 1965 and the present, these works establish a powerful testament to inner strength and perseverance.
military
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Some governments say that in order to keep the rebellious minorities down within their own countries they must have a large military strength .
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Since Desert Storm, military strength has dropped by 800, 000 from 2. 2 million.
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First impressions are of tremendous military strength , a dominating position and a unit and compactness of design.
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The allegation that there had been a military show of strength was flatly denied by Yakovlev on May 4.
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Our goals-peace based on military strength and creative foreign policy, economic growth, tax re-form, and fiscal sanity-would never change.
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In 1966 Denis Healey.: Military strength is of little value if it is achieved at the expense of economic health.
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One thing which it is difficult to deny is that military strength was vital for Muscovite survival in this massive frontier land.
physical
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However, power is about more than physical strength .
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Hercules was the strongest man on earth and he had the supreme self-confidence magnificent physical strength gives.
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Age is probably the most important variable in explaining variation in those sports that require physical contact and strength .
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The Kings have ability, but not overwhelming physical size or strength .
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She gasped at the easy way in which he took advantage of her lack of physical strength to fight him.
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Those who work with their brains govern the others; those who work with their physical strength are governed by them.
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Clough was small in stature with disproportionate physical strength and powers of endurance.
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He was young and powerful and very handsome, and looks and physical strength were high currency.
relative
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As Glynwed International's actions indicate, the relative strength of the pound against the euro is merely their current excuse.
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Smith regarded this distribution as depending in the first instance on relative bargaining strength .
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The election produced little real change in the relative strength of the other three main parties.
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Many pairs and triplets show the relative strength of the noun: Jill fusses.
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His relative electoral strength is not an end in itself, but an illustration of his influence outside the mainstream.
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But the relative strength of scale economies and political protectionism varies greatly between different communications fields.
tensile
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Light, high tensile strength fibres confer stiffness and strength to a polymer resin that binds them into a rigid three-dimensional form.
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Nor did its low tensile strength help either.
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Each of these hazards can reduce the tensile strength by several percent.
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The springs can also become fatigued and lose their tensile strength .
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Again, relatively high tensile strength may be accompanied by very poor compression characteristics.
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This imparts a rhythm to the neck even when it is straight and gives a sense of alertness and tensile strength .
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Its light weight and high tensile strength make it easy to install and wonderfully versatile.
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For the tensile strength of monofilament spun by arachnids was the key.
■ VERB
add
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He grabbed at the barrel and fell with it so that the power of the big man was added to his own strength .
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The very fact that they were different added immeasurably to their strength .
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A reinforced edge adds strength and is useful for a fruit cage.
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Birds Eye allegedly told inspectors the soya was used to add texture and strength to the product and prevent shrinking.
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As long as the War Altar is undamaged the Grand Theogonist may add +2 to his strength .
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Should the War Altar be damaged the Grand Theogonist adds +1 to his strength .
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Cream Silk Hot Oil Therapy is a deep conditioner, developed to add strength and body to fine, flyaway hair.
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When each day shall add strength to its limbs, and its love.
build
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Perhaps the most obvious way to build strength is by training with weights.
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So step alone can build some strength in the legs, the study said.
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Although it still has a stronger name on the track, the 1992 road range builds on the strength of previous years.
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The field then reverses and builds its strength back up in the opposite direction.
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Altogether, the navy was built up to a strength of 200 triremes in the course of three years.
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The therapeutic pool helped patients build strength and stamina, while the warm saltwater relaxed their muscles.
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People aware of their connectedness can build both compassion and strength .
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The study also found that 95 percent of women credit their family with building up their inner strength .
draw
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From her he seemed to draw sufficient strength to get through the days until the simple funeral was over.
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Somehow, we drew strength from each other, enough to stave off death for a little while longer.
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It builds on what it has done well, drawing strength from small triumphs and symptoms of gradual improvement.
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And from that terror she drew unexpected strength .
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The Independent Labour Party had drawn most of its strength from its connection with the larger Party.
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Both princes drew strength from their uncle's quiet confidence.
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Only the faithful who pray to her and draw on her strength can do that.
feel
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She'd felt that strength when he'd scooped her easily into his arms.
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I felt drained of my strength .
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It was then that he felt his true strength as an eagle coming at last.
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It gave him a feeling of quiet strength just to have her near him.
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Joshua Morris sipped his vermouth and felt his strength returning in waves.
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She felt her strength ebbing but remained calm.
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She felt she would draw strength from it.
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Labor was beginning to feel its strength , and this gaffe kept many away.
find
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Such is the site of Callanish for the golden eagle and in its circle all may find strength and truth.
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She has a talent for playing modern women who must find the inner strength to fight their own battles.
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She had better find the strength .
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Most of the women and men that Lieberman interviewed found a strength in themselves that they never expected.
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So we must find the strength to face it somehow.
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But he finds strength in that truth and uses it to his advantage.
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Somehow then I found the strength to roll away, dragging my boots away from the clutch of the pile's soggy depths.
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Where would she find the psychological strength to survive her circumstances?
gain
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All the while, moreover, a number of purely domestic cross-currents were gaining in strength .
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The step-and-resistance exercisers also gained more strength , the researchers said.
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It must have seemed to him that Vincent had gained immeasurably in strength and confidence since their last confrontation.
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Some bank stocks gained on the strength of J. P. Morgan&038;.
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He would gain strength from being back with his books, his bed and his little bits and pieces.
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Sea World veterinarian Jim McBain said the calf is gaining strength and responding to treatment.
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The movement whose new star he became in 1934 soon showed the public how greatly it had gained strength .
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They melt and seep into other dreams, gaining strength , getting wider and deeper as they flow downhill, gathering debris.
gather
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Leipzig church calls for calm as unity movement gathers strength .
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I did not have to gather strength .
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Despite the obstacles, Mr Djukanovic's officials claim to be optimistic that their gradual drive for independence is gathering strength .
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The fingers touching the back of her neck were stronger now-the strokes bolder as though Baby Suggs were gathering strength .
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The wastelands are inhabited by all kinds of monstrous creatures and it is here that the armies of Chaos gather their strength .
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In the late 1960s the case for Congressional reform had gathered strength .
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The time I spent alone with her ... those hours allowed me to gather strength to go on with my deception.
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He spent the interval just sitting in his dressing room, gathering his strength for the next act.
give
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It kept out the cold and gave strength and comfort beyond its natural powers.
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Gerda kissed Kay, giving him back his strength .
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The food and rest gave me back my strength and I no longer felt ill.
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Teclis was stronger now, the potions of the Loremasters had gone a long way towards giving him mortal strength .
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You need a leader to give you strength when the frustrations get out of hand.
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We have adopted it because it gives greater strength and dignity and fullness to the design.
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The dream gives me the strength to consider the future.
grow
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However, as the object shrinks the C- field grows in strength and ultimately succeeds in causing a bounce.
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The law and order lobby has grown in strength during the Conservative ascendancy.
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It is in the growing strength of the nationalist community in economic and social terms.
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It grows from strength to strength each year and the quality of the programme gets even better.
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As her creation grew in strength , so she felt her own on the rise.
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Adherence to ethnic identities appears to be growing in strength all over the world.
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The sky was still blue; the sun, growing in strength , promised a hot sweltering day.
increase
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This has the effect of greatly increasing the strength of the withdrawal reflex in response to subsequence stimulation of the siphon alone.
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Then the wind began to increase in strength , still from the east and blocking any progress.
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How then is the continuing, and even increasing , strength of nationalism to be explained?
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Panel by panel we reduced sail as the wind increased in strength .
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This will help increase muscle strength .
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If the object is to increase the effective strength of a trade union, it is lawful.
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Furthermore we know more or less what to do to increase its strength .
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His hand-written letter was enclosed in an envelope which in turn was enclosed in three others of increasing size and strength .
sap
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It sapped my strength and made sweat trickle into my eyes.
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It makes you sick, it saps every bit of strength you got.
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The effort began to sap his strength and his muscles quivered as at last he pulled himself over the icy edge.
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First, he had to deal with diabetes that sapped his strength .
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The first 25 metres are 8a+, serving to sap strength and stamina for the harder moves to come.
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Four years ago, Johnson contracted food poisoning prior to the Olympics, the illness sapping his strength and ruining his conditioning.
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Insomnia plagued her and sapped her strength .
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He also began to believe that clashes between the two most important opposition figures would sap their strength .
show
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But it was not long before symptoms of the hypochondria which had always been present showed themselves in strength .
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The book shows the tenderness and strength of children.
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Many pairs and triplets show the relative strength of the noun: Jill fusses.
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And Anders, showing off his strength by tearing only at the thick material of Nina's suit.
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Technology issues showed some strength after a strong profit report from Cisco Systems, the bellwether of the computer networking sector.
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That shows an inner strength which must be the result of his deep religious conviction.
test
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Barton nudged the nose down and tested the strength of the right-hand roll.
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I got a better grip, Lincoln testing my strength , experimenting with the power of the leash.
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Are you naturally more cautious, preferring to test the strength of your enemy before striking at his weak points?
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The pool water was working wonders on her ankle and after a few more minutes she tested its strength .
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When an aircraft has been designed and built a full-sized specimen must be tested for strength and stiffness.
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Many happy hours were spent colouring the eggs and inventing games to test the strength of the shells.
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You will at least be able to test the strength of the case against you.
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Having thus tested the strength of the main anchor, the last person down can remove the back-up before abseiling.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
God give me strength!
be a pillar of strength
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Finally, to my daughter who was a pillar of strength.
brute force/strength
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And let's not limit the language to pictures of thunder and brute strength.
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But like men, chimps do not rise entirely on brute strength.
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Even his strong-man routine seems devoid of any intelligence or style and focuses, instead, upon brute force and muscle.
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Henry Cooper used brute strength to promote after-shave.
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Teravainen belonged to the brute force school; off the tee, he was as long as anybody.
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Their only ultimate recourse is to deal with each other by brute force.
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Wado employs very light and fast techniques, preferring evasion to meeting brute force head on.
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Was brute force and intimidation all they knew?
every (last) ounce of courage/energy/strength etc
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It had taken every ounce of courage she possessed to board the aircraft after her last experience.
gather yourself/your strength/your thoughts
keep your spirits/strength/morale etc up
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Crusty Bill boasts he's on a spicy vegetarian diet to keep his strength up for love.
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During the war years, it helped keep our spirits up and we need it again now.
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He had a strong sense of humour, and kept his spirits up.
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I had to keep my strength up.
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I told Tansy that she must keep her spirits up, that Rose might be needing her.
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She ate a little to keep her strength up.
play to your strengths
tower of strength
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My mother has been a tower of strength.
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John seems a tower of strength and reason.
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She was a tower of strength, giving me lessons on a weekly basis.
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Tactful, encouraging, a tower of strength to lean on.
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You're always a tower of strength.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Before choosing a career you should spend time identifying your personal strengths and weaknesses.
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Bill was doing a lot of exercise to build up his strength .
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Diana pulled on the rope with all her strength .
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His ability to charm people is one of his greatest strengths.
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I didn't have the strength to climb any further.
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Men are better at some sports because of their greater physical strength .
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moral strength
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Regular gym sessions will improve both your health and strength .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Fitness programs feature water aerobics, self-defense techniques and strength training.
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He had all the strength it would take to kill an adult person, let alone a baby.
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His is constantly pre-occupied with fitness, strength , and staying in peak condition.
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She felt her strength ebbing but remained calm.
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The strength of this book is that it puts flesh on the bare bones of this argument.
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The analysis was completed by a tabulation of results which consolidated the risk scores and financial strength ratings.
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The opposition mounted, but Johnson was probably right in asserting that its strength was overstated.