Example sentences of "from strength to strength " in BNC.

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1 It grows from strength to strength each year and the quality of the programme gets even better .
2 She suddenly realised she had passed from the survival phase to a phase where she could see that The Body Shop had become a retailing institution that was going from strength to strength .
3 The sensationalist side of sports reporting has gone from strength to strength in the popular press since the advent of television .
4 Even so Edinburgh Academicals have provided Sole with a solid platform from which he has gone from strength to strength , culminating in three Tests and a series triumph for the Lions .
5 His theatrical reputation went from strength to strength .
6 From that moment they have gone from strength to strength and last year reached the final of the Pilkington Cup only to lose in extra time .
7 The export of high quality quarry stones and gravel mainly for road construction in South East England is a trade which is going from strength to strength .
8 For several years the business went from strength to strength .
9 Finally , an emotional attachment or special friendship — call it what you will — can only go from strength to strength now , and in this respect , October should have a fairytale ending .
10 The railcoaches however , went from strength to strength and became the work-horses of the Blackpool system .
11 I did all I could for that plant , but while my White Poplar in the garden went from strength to strength , sprouting new branches and hundreds of suckers that came up like a forest over all the lawn , the fern bought on that memorable day when the second deluge had fallen just faded away before my eyes .
12 The Methodists were nonetheless going from strength to strength , and noting that they listened to ‘ hearty , racy , cutting and unctuous speeches which surely would never be forgotten . ’
13 Alton Hockey Club 's junior section goes from strength to strength .
14 In a year when many other small car makers were struggling ( and some failing ) , TVR went from strength to strength with a sensational new car and a brand new engine ’
15 Under his ownership , Craigie Mains went from strength to strength and soon he became the most prolific prize-winning owner the Clydesdale Society has known .
16 Matches were played against local hearing teams , and after a promising start , the club almost folded in 1879 following a disastrous season but was re-organised , and has since gone from strength to strength , with various changes in name .
17 Yet he just went from strength to strength .
18 Her rehabilitation is now almost complete , and thanks to the special care of the Stokenchurch dog 's home and the patience of her new owners , she can only go from strength to strength .
19 Eventually , a more suitable location was sought and the company has gone from strength to strength ever since .
20 Ride are just going from strength to strength — one of the bands that are really cutting through at the moment .
21 Getting back to the actual poem , I had to write about a subject that the ladies of the congregation could identify with , and as Tupperware is a household name , I got the inspiration to write ‘ The Hostess ’ It all started from there , and , like the product , has gone from strength to strength .
22 In fact , England should go from strength to strength if the England ‘ B ’ performance against Ireland ‘ B ’ is any guide .
23 At the moment we enjoy in England two wonderfully successful knock-out competitions — at the top level the Pilkington Cup has gone from strength to strength with full-houses at Twickenham the setting for repeated grand finales in recent years .
24 But the chain was trading as usual and Mr Chapman 's outlook remained buoyant : ‘ The business has been going from strength to strength . ’
25 Perhaps the England cricket team could learn a thing or two from the Institute 's own XI whose performance this season goes from strength to strength .
26 Palatine is going from strength to strength as an independent .
27 You 'll go from strength to strength , I know it . ’
28 As Clinton went from strength to strength , Bush failed to struggle out of that image of being weak .
29 Top Come Dancing trainers , The Spencer Dance Centre in Penge , South London , goes from strength to strength says Principal Peggy Spencer .
30 Margo went from strength to strength , with bigger and better parts , but after a few years turned to acting and much later married an Australian singer/actor , Rod McLennon , and went to live in Melbourne .
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