Example sentences of "[prep] strength and " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is good psychologically to look back and see just how much you have improved both in terms of strength and physique . |
| 2 | The pieces that work best are those that are harmonious with the wood 's properties of strength and grain , and not battling to impose a feat of engineering that might be better made with some other material . |
| 3 | Simultaneously , he concerned himself with the idea that cities were necessary , not evil , but that ‘ without the life of the soil from which to draw its strength , the urban culture must lose its source of strength and rejuvenescence ’ . |
| 4 | What reserves of strength and intellect she must have to remember details like that ! |
| 5 | Latterly Dad had sobered much when he was no longer able to perform his old feats of strength and daring . |
| 6 | Arran was giving an impression of strength and direction wholly at odds with his personality . |
| 7 | Bradshaw 's technique , his whole life , was built on the twin pillars of strength and stamina ; he was used to taking on an unbeatable opposition and winning . |
| 8 | First of all , of course , great reserves of strength and stamina . |
| 9 | yet there is plenty of varied country of the type the French call terrain accidenté as the race goes southwards , and the two successive stages , each of 180 kilometres , from Brussels to Valkenbourg and then to Koblenz , will be test of strength and stamina . |
| 10 | In the beginning they had been manly contests of strength and skill , strictly conducted to emphasize the virtues of morality , honour and courtesy . |
| 11 | For a moment it seemed as though it had tapped some hidden reserve of strength and would ease itself up on to the opposite bank , and escape into the forest . |
| 12 | The Gay News Defence Campaign may not have won the case for the paper , but it helped the community maintain a sense of strength and it led to the setting up of the Gay Activists Alliance . |
| 13 | From the adult position it will be clear that he or she was not in fact guilty of anything but that someone in a position of strength and power was taking advantage of his or her vulnerability mentally as well as physically . |
| 14 | El was usually depicted as a seated figure wearing bull 's horns , the symbol of strength and fertility . |
| 15 | It took my last reserves of strength and will to reach it and then to heave myself in . |
| 16 | ‘ Our first talk turned her round from a position of despair to a position of strength and attack . ’ |
| 17 | And after running out of ideas against Watson he then appeared to run out of strength and motivation and was actually looking at the canvas instead of into his opponents ' eyes in the seventh round when he was flattened by a thumping left jab . |
| 18 | She was drained of strength and ‘ would die if she had to walk the streets again . ’ |
| 19 | The intention had been a fairly short , impressive strike which ended on a note of strength and with the obvious ability to resume at a later date should the government drag its feet on terrorism and law and order . |
| 20 | Discovery of unexpected reserves of strength and patience . |
| 21 | In both cases the problem of strength and weakness is almost entirely a matter of surface smoothness . |
| 22 | For the best results , exact control of the adhesion seems to be critical but when this is achieved , as it seems to be in the best natural and artificial composite materials , very excellent combinations of strength and toughness are created . |
| 23 | In engineering , cellulose is never used in the completely dry condition so that the range of strength and stiffness is not quite as bad as it sounds . |
| 24 | Each individual has the opportunity to put into practice their newly acquired skills — improving their personal effectiveness and learning to recognise the signs of strength and weakness in themselves and others . |
| 25 | Different recognisers have different areas of strength and weakness , so it may be possible to combine them into one system . |
| 26 | Normality had returned , but without affecting the conviction that I now shared with my mate Jemps and the cops that the S.S.O. of Benedict 's was my official source of strength and comfort . |
| 27 | At the end of the pitch I ran out of strength and quick draws at the same time , and this seemed a legitimate excuse to frig about , rest and admire the superb view from my vantage point high on the mountain . |
| 28 | Its original intention is unknown , but it has been suggested that the timber framing gave walls the combination of strength and flexibility needed to withstand earthquakes . |
| 29 | It was the most powerful affirmation of strength and military prowess that I had ever seen , and I found it completely fascinating . |
| 30 | A worthy father should pass the tests of strength and endurance , and so she rewards the efforts of those who are still fit enough to subdue and defend her at the end of the arduous rut . |