adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a 10-strong/14-strong etc team (=one with 10, 14 etc people)
▪ A six-strong team from the Transport Research Laboratory is at the crash scene.
a 10-strong/14-strong etc team (=one with 10, 14 etc people)
▪ A six-strong team from the Transport Research Laboratory is at the crash scene.
a bright/strong colour (=strong and noticeable)
▪ Bright colours look good in strong sunlight.
a broad/strong/heavy hint (=one that is very easy to understand)
▪ He had dropped a heavy hint that they might get married.
a clear/strong signal
▪ My body was giving me a clear signal that something was wrong.
a close/great/strong similarity
▪ There was a close similarity between his and Smith's views on education.
a close/strong bond
▪ A strong bond had developed between them.
a close/strong connection
▪ the close connection between maths and physics
a deep/strong/powerful instinct
▪ He bent down, obeying a deep instinct to protect himself from danger.
a firm/strong belief
▪ It is still my firm belief that we did the right thing.
a good/strong melody
▪ It’s hard to find rules about what makes a good melody.
a good/strong team
▪ We have a very strong sales team.
a hard/strong currency (=currency from a country with a strong economy)
▪ They accept American dollars and other hard currencies.
a severe/strong gale
▪ Severe gales disrupted road and rail travel throughout Britain.
a sharp/stark/strong contrast (=very great)
▪ There is a sharp contrast between the type of people who read the two newspapers.
a solid/firm/strong base
▪ A good education should give you a solid base for life.
a stiff/strong breeze
▪ There was a good stiff breeze, just right for sailing.
a stiff/strong drink (=a drink with a lot of strong alcohol)
▪ He was in need of a stiff drink to calm himself down.
a strong bargaining position
▪ Most new artists and bands aren’t in a strong bargaining position.
a strong campaign (=forceful and effective)
▪ The car was the subject of a strong advertising campaign.
a strong cast (=a lot of good actors)
▪ The play has a strong cast of new young actors.
a strong denial
▪ When the accusation was made, it met with a strong denial.
a strong grip
▪ Maggie took the boy's arm in a strong grip.
a strong motive
▪ Barbara had a strong motive for disliking Ben.
a strong objection
▪ Parents at the school have voiced strong objections to the closure.
a strong opponent (=one who feels strongly that a particular thing is wrong and tries to stop it)
▪ Brennan was a strong opponent of the death penalty.
a strong personality
▪ Mercer has a strong personality and always tells you his opinion.
a strong preference
▪ In some countries, there is still a strong preference for sons.
a strong probability (=a high probability)
▪ There is a strong probability that the letter has been destroyed.
a strong resemblance
▪ This slender, feathery herb has a strong resemblance to fennel.
a strong response
▪ The photograph provoked a strong response from many people.
a strong rumour (=a rumour that is likely to be true)
▪ There is a strong rumour that the government is planning to drop the idea.
a strong supporter
▪ He was a strong supporter of co-education.
a strong suspicion
▪ She had a strong suspicion he was laughing at her.
a strong tendency
▪ There is a strong tendency to give dying patients far more drugs than are necessary.
a strong tradition
▪ There is a strong tradition of sport at the school.
a strong will
▪ She had a very strong will and a clear sense of purpose.
a strong/broad/thick/pronounced accent (=very noticeable)
▪ She spoke with a strong Scottish accent.
▪ a broad Australian accent
a strong/close alliance
▪ He forged a strong alliance between his state and the church.
a strong/deep impression (=one that someone feels very strongly )
▪ She made a strong impession on me the first time I met her.
a strong/good position (=a situation in which you have an advantage)
▪ A victory tonight will put them in a very strong position to win the cup.
a strong/good possibility (=something that is very likely)
▪ There is a strong possibility that the drug causes similar damage in humans.
a strong/great sense of sth
▪ He had a strong sense of responsibility.
a strong/heavy emphasis
▪ There is a strong emphasis on research in the university.
a strong/high/close correlation
▪ They found evidence of a high correlation between drinking and violence.
a strong/powerful incentive
▪ The possibility of acquiring wealth acts as a strong incentive in many people's lives.
a strong/powerful influence
▪ The press can have a powerful influence on the way people vote.
a strong/serious competitor
▪ In the global economy, China is emerging as a strong competitor.
a strong/serious disagreement
▪ If you have a serious disagreement at work, talk to someone about it.
a strong/significant relationship
▪ Studies show a significant relationship between smoking and heart disease.
a strong/tough opponent (=one that is difficult to defeat)
▪ Arizona is a strong opponent, but the Oregon team intend to beat them.
a strong/weak leader
▪ She’s a strong leader and an intelligent woman.
be in a strong/weak etc position
▪ We are in a good position to help.
bright/strong
▪ The light was so bright he had to shut his eyes.
close/strong ties
▪ He had developed close ties with many Republican governors.
considerable/strong/keen interest
▪ The results of their work will be of considerable interest.
good/clear/strong evidence
▪ There is clear evidence that smoking causes heart disease.
good/strong swimmer
▪ Peter’s a very strong swimmer.
good/strong/firm discipline (=clear rules that people understand and must obey)
▪ Without good discipline in a school, the standard of teaching suffers.
great/deep/strong loyalty
▪ She was admired for her deep loyalty to her colleagues.
great/strong
▪ His one great desire in life was to own a Mercedes.
▪ The desire was too strong to resist.
great/strong
▪ There is a strong temptation to ignore all the potential problems.
▪ The temptation was too great for her to resist.
have a strong/sweet etc smell
▪ The flowers had a lovely sweet smell.
have a sweet/strong etc flavour
▪ These biscuits have a very distinctive flavour.
immensely powerful/strong/important etc
▪ Nationalism is an immensely powerful force.
in strong terms
▪ The Pope condemned both Nazism and Communism in strong terms.
sb’s strong point (=something that they are good at)
▪ Mathematics was never my strong point.
serious/strong/leading etc contender
▪ Her album is a strong contender for the Album of the Year award.
strong association
▪ the strong association between the disease and middle-aged women
strong beer (=with a lot of alcohol)
▪ He had drunk two pints of strong beer before attempting to drive.
strong commitment
▪ She's known for her strong commitment to women's rights.
strong consensus
▪ There is a strong consensus that it is time for a change of leadership.
strong disapproval
▪ strong disapproval of the country’s human rights record
strong grounds
▪ There are strong grounds for believing his statement.
strong links
▪ The company has strong links with big investors.
strong opinions
▪ People have strong opinions about this subject.
strong opposition (=disagreement that someone feels strongly)
▪ The scheme has met with strong opposition from local people.
strong passions
▪ In this area, the issue has already stirred strong passions.
strong prejudice
▪ Women who want to work in broadcasting often encounter strong prejudice.
strong principles (=that someone believes in very strongly)
▪ a man of strong principles
strong proponent
▪ Steinem has always been a strong proponent of women’s rights.
strong reservations
▪ Five of the committee members expressed strong reservations about the product's safety.
strong resistance
▪ He prepared for strong resistance to the changes.
strong stance
▪ a strong stance against abortion
strong sunlight
▪ Don't expose babies under six months to strong sunlight.
strong support
▪ A survey found strong support for the project among hospital staff.
strong views
▪ She has strong views on education.
strong wine (=having a lot of alcohol)
▪ This village produces strong wines of good character.
strong (=good)
▪ The company has reported continuing strong sales.
strong
▪ a muscular man with strong arms
strong
▪ The flavour of the sauce was quite strong.
strong
▪ On surfing beaches, strong currents are common.
strong
▪ This is one of the strongest French cheeses.
strong
▪ He's breathing better. The pulse is stronger too.
strong
▪ I don't like wearing very strong perfume.
strong
▪ The performance of the retail sector continues to be strong.
strong
▪ Many industries are expecting strong growth this year.
strong
▪ He had a strong impulse to punch Stan in the face.
strong
▪ Our relationship is strong enough to survive anything.
strong
▪ I can’t use my phone because the signal isn’t strong enough here.
strong
▪ There was a strong smell of burning in the air.
strong
▪ This cheese has quite a strong taste.
strong
▪ You've made the tea too strong.
strong
▪ The wind was so strong he could hardly stand.
strong/healthy/sound
▪ The new government inherited a strong economy.
strong/intense pressure
▪ There was strong pressure for a statement from the President.
strong/intense
▪ There was a strong feeling of anger among the workers.
strong/intense
▪ Issues such as abortion arouse strong emotions.
▪ The emotion was so intense that she spent most of the movie in tears.
strong/poor showing
▪ Women made a strong showing in the election.
strong/powerful magic
▪ Her fingers moved to make the sign that protected against strong magic.
strong/powerful
▪ He had powerful shoulders and a thick neck.
strong/powerful
▪ The urge was too strong to resist.
strong/serious competition
▪ The company is facing strong competition in the market.
strong/severe/heavy criticism
▪ This decision attracted heavy criticism from environmental groups.
strong/unpleasant/pungent/offensive etc odour
▪ obnoxious odours from a factory
strong/weak
▪ I needed some strong coffee to wake me up.
the strong silent type (=a man who looks strong and does not talk very much)
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
▪ Tall, and as strong as a lion.
▪ He was as strong as they get.
▪ She was the tallest of the girls, and in some ways she was as strong as a man.
▪ The job-chain career provided strength, but it was only as strong as each individual link.
▪ The smell of wealth was as strong in the air as the fragrance of flowers from the garden borders.
▪ Her rich alto, at 49, is as strong as ever.
▪ His memories of Sarah were as strong as ever, but he thought of her with mixed emotions.
▪ And now she was as strong as a cart horse, and he didn't give a damn.
even
▪ I get that smell even stronger.
▪ But he has fewer jobs than some other wards that are even stronger.
▪ Further asset sales from breaking up ConsGold will put it in an even stronger position from which to launch further takeovers.
▪ Voters' views on abortion ran even stronger against the Buchanan position.
▪ However, the case against prejudice is even stronger, and more complex.
▪ Adding walking made bones even stronger.
▪ The girl's solitary state occasioned a good deal of sympathy, and in some cases, even stronger feelings.
▪ From the shambles of the aldermanic elections and the final collapse of the Kelly-Nash leadership, Daley walked out even stronger.
much
▪ Ackroyd is much stronger on the personal pressures behind Dickens' literary creations.
▪ There has been a much stronger increase in exports over the last few quarters than we would have expected a year ago.
▪ Probably got bleached, living in so much strong sun.
▪ The fact that this collection is much stronger on diagnosis than cure should not prevent it reaching a wide public.
▪ The party is much stronger today than it was four years ago.
▪ As you say, your Chelonian constitutions are much stronger than those of us parasites.
▪ When cooled, these microwave-sintered rutile masses are much stronger and resistant to thermal shock than conventionally heated rutile.
particularly
▪ The exposed roads of the A12 meant that the wind was particularly strong.
▪ These more primitive readings in sharar throw a particularly strong light on the occurrence of the institution narrative there.
▪ These effects are particularly strong on small lakes.
▪ Toulouse-Lautrec was of the generation of artists who followed the Impressionists, and Degas had a particularly strong influence on his work.
▪ Objections were particularly strong from rural areas so it is not surprising that the Conservatives rejected the Redcliffe-Maud scheme.
▪ It was particularly strong where the different science teachers worked together as a team to deliver S1-S4 courses.
▪ Among labouring poets, Mary Leapor will prove a particularly strong instance of a satirist attacking her betters.
▪ We may like or dislike different activities with particularly strong feelings involved.
so
▪ We begin with the argument that the evidence for a Deity might be so strong as to undermine faith.
▪ His hold over swimming was never so strong.
▪ She was going out with a friend of mine, but she came on so strong that she frightened him off.
▪ I felt so strong, I thought I could hurt him again like in the fifth or sixth round.
▪ He was so strong and healthy ... and young.
▪ The concentration of the cast was so strong that the mood was well maintained.
▪ He looked over to the childlike form on his bed and felt a protective instinct so strong he almost wept.
still
▪ Community demand for education is still strong, and puts further pressures on government resources.
▪ Yet aversion to HMOs is still strong, especially in rural areas of the nation.
▪ There are still strong emotional attachments to these outposts, which are spread out over the valley.
▪ But the impact of the movement is still strong.
▪ And who could be sure that such secrets could be kept from the spy network still strong in every dormitory and classroom?
▪ Though a like condition existed among the Federals, their numbers were still strong and their position on the field tactically promising.
▪ Departmentalism is still strong, and has recovered some of its ground in recent years.
▪ Demand for most junk bonds is still strong, because investors keep putting cash into high yield funds.
too
▪ No doubt she would be doing the cycle irreparable damage, but the urge to ride it was too strong to be denied.
▪ Where the struggle was too strong to be defeated, they view it with abhorrence as a triumph for an adversary nation.
▪ The medium had been too strong for them, they had taken to it like aborigines to the bottle.
▪ I wonder if I am printing too strong and tone-full!!!
▪ Other requirements: Light: Bright light, but not too strong.
▪ The temptation to create a compelling, entertaining sports movie must be too strong to resist.
▪ If the flavour of this solution is too strong, they may be soaked in milk before use.
▪ Constance struggled and tried to free her arms, but the man was too strong for her.
very
▪ Between parents and school; individuals develop very strong appetites for recognition.
▪ We have a very strong case.
▪ She had a very strong will and a clear sense of purpose.
▪ I have very strong ideas about weddings.
▪ The changes I have suggested as national and internal actually have a very strong international dimension.
▪ During most of Charman's time with the group, the bond between them had been very strong.
▪ She wasn't young but she was very strong.
▪ I feel very strong most of the time.
■ NOUN
argument
▪ The first, simplest, and strongest argument was that it was wrong and unnecessary to place eleven-year-olds in separate schools.
▪ He produced the strongest arguments why these provinces should not be partitioned.
▪ There are other very strong arguments for the importance of reading for pupils under the age of 16.
▪ I am to speak to trustees again Wed.&038;; must make a clear &038; strong argument.
▪ In the original submission the deputy head felt that the impending school closure was a strong argument for receiving the money.
▪ It is one of the strongest arguments for theism that it can do that.
▪ There would seem to be a strong argument, with so many millions of us, only to do it once.
▪ On all of them there are strong arguments on each side.
case
▪ That is a necessary part of providing the kind of aid for which there is an increasingly strong case.
▪ We have a very strong case.
▪ One could make a strong case that they would be more difficult to pursue.
▪ The strongest case, in fact, comes from photographs, which Peters includes in her centerfold, but does not discuss.
▪ There is now a strong case for a realistic dialogue between those studying glacier dynamics and those studying forms.
▪ Perhaps the strongest case of dissatisfaction was that of a small businessman.
▪ Problems in prescribing at the interface present a strong case for commissioning agencies that would consider drug purchasing across both care sectors.
▪ When a primary attack occurs in such circumstances, there is a strong case for delivering the baby by caesarian section.
commitment
▪ He had a strong commitment to building bridges between the divided community here.
▪ A strong commitment from top executives.
▪ Cherwell Scientific's list of chemistry software shows a strong commitment to scientific productivity and innovation.
▪ Despite a strong commitment to resource-based teaching at the time, most schools found multimedia kits more trouble than they were worth.
▪ That was what I had earlier learned to do in order to appeal to the human spirit and create strong commitment.
▪ Much more pressing considerations may produce a sullen acceptance of the existing social order which entails no strong commitment to the statusquo.
▪ Each house also represents a strong commitment from the business community.
criticism
▪ The failure to agree on definite targets brought strong criticism from environmentalists.
▪ Her decision drew strong criticism from environmental groups, nuclear non-proliferation activists and some members of Congress.
▪ I intend to file a very strong criticism of your teaching methods.
▪ A stronger criticism of the use of objectives can be made on ethical grounds.
▪ Bernstein's work has come in for some strong criticism recently.
▪ Some of them have been getting strong criticism lately.
▪ The Government also came in for strong criticism.
demand
▪ Several analysts said this was evidence of continued strong demand in the economy.
▪ There is a strong demand for new issues of stocks made by banks, railroads, mines.
▪ Dallas: Demand was up for business services, with strong demand from technology, real estate, and finance companies.
▪ The Nasdaq's overnight gains sparked strong demand for electronic blue chips.
▪ Analysts say the increase may stick for a few months because of strong demand.
▪ There were reports of strong demand from institutional fund managers and private clients, together with interest from overseas investors.
▪ Cable companies also enjoy strong demand.
desire
▪ In managing very strong desires and impulses the child has his relationship with his parents as a resource.
▪ People have a strong desire for personal independence.
▪ Cassie experienced a strong desire to own them.
▪ Most men, particularly when young, have a strong desire to follow and emulate such leaders.
▪ I had a strong desire to repossess.
▪ Everyone expressed a strong desire to work together with you.
▪ Their willingness to do so indicated a strong desire to participate in training.
▪ On the first day, the woman, whose name was Fania, had expressed a strong desire to learn to read.
dollar
▪ Against the strong dollar, the pound fell to a 31-month low earlier of $ 1. 5201.
▪ A strong dollar boosts exporters' profits by allowing them to lower prices abroad, which makes them more competitive.
▪ Against the strong dollar, the pound fell to $ 1. 5102 compared with $ 1. 5230 yesterday.
evidence
▪ There was strong evidence of a slow but methodical spread of this knowledge.
▪ Six of her seven hypotheses were supported by strong evidence.
▪ So, the experiments produced strong evidence of a rhodopsin-like mechanism in the mites' extraocular receptors.
▪ This provides strong evidence that the hybridization signals obtained are highly specific and due to the transfected plasmid.
▪ There is strong evidence to suggest that the brain does not cope with information in a simple, linear form.
▪ His conclusion was that four-point alignment was strong evidence of design rather than accident.
▪ Certainly, there is little strong evidence of an unambiguous growth in permissive child-rearing practice, at least in the United Kingdom.
▪ But they need strong evidence to secure a conviction.
feeling
▪ She experienced a strong feeling of déjàvu, as if she'd seen him before, as if she knew him.
▪ The strong feelings and the sharpness of the issue was quickly illustrated Monday.
▪ Indeed he had a strong feeling that only his six foot four inches prevented one of them from saying so.
▪ There is strong feeling among those who do pay the community charge about those who should pay but are not paying.
▪ Many young people are confused, led astray by strong feelings.
▪ But there was still a strong feeling among the citizens of Rotherham that the whole thing didn't really concern them.
▪ He told how he saw 2 cars going up the road and had a strong feeling there would be an accident.
growth
▪ The market believes strong growth prospects are limited in the medium term and the stock fell 11p to 456p.
▪ The strongest growth is in the 18-to-34 year-old group, Marks said.
▪ Allied businesses such as specialist surgical gloves also offer strong growth potential worldwide.
▪ Its telecoms business showed the strongest growth, however, rising 123 per cent to £11.6m.
▪ The strongest growth in turnover came from Druck Holdings, up 60% at £27m.
▪ This strong growth continues into the current year.
hand
▪ When gambling with Nature, it pays to have a strong hand.
▪ No more to trouble earth or the sea waters With their strong hands, Laboring for the food that does not satisfy.
▪ Yet it was also wealthy and powerfully organised, a strong weapon given a strong hand.
▪ Or what strong hand can hold his swift foot back?
▪ During his election campaign Demirel had spoken of the need for a strong hand in dealing with Kurdish guerrillas.
▪ His strong hand ended the furious civil wars and brought about the Pax Augusta, which lasted for nearly half a century.
▪ For how are we to bring in the corn harvest with all those strong hands and strong arms gone?
▪ A strong hand had to bring forth political altruism, whatever the tone of economics.
influence
▪ There was a strong influence from his parents pushing John towards an interest in ballet.
▪ The strongest influence religion has on slowing the transition to low fertility is among poor and uneducated women in rural areas.
▪ The pressure exerted by such groups had a stronger influence than management demands.
▪ Toulouse-Lautrec was of the generation of artists who followed the Impressionists, and Degas had a particularly strong influence on his work.
▪ The press had a particularly strong influence on the attitudes of Labour identifiers, especially towards the end of the campaign.
▪ The above reference to large and powerful retail chains implies that they can exert a strong influence in the marketplace.
▪ The press also had a moderately strong influence on public feelings of warmth towards parties and their leaders.
language
▪ The monitors of the People's Daily's main discussion group let this strong language remain on the website.
▪ Northern church leaders used equally strong language about their southern counterparts.
▪ That is strong language, but it is also the essence of Anwar's defence case.
▪ In a press conference, Bush supporters used the strongest language so far to impugn the legitimacy of the continued Florida recounts.
▪ Admiral Boyd opposed the idea in the strongest language I had ever heard him use.
▪ Jefferson never used stronger language than Carroll did against religion supPorted by law.
▪ Jacobson said he would have preferred stronger language on limiting fats, cholesterol, sodium and sugar.
man
▪ It was most noticeable in the case of that fabulous strong man, Samson.
▪ He was a very strong man.
▪ William Darling was a thin, strong man about fifty years old.
▪ The mythology about Red Anthony was that he was the strongest man in Holoke, Massachusetts.
▪ He had a local reputation as a sportsman and a strong man, and also as a womanizer.
▪ This was a strong man who could face what he had to if given as much information as possible.
▪ I've seen strong men crying at the salmon mayonnaise, and the wine cellar would turn a camel off the water.
▪ Today that strong man was shown to have dropped a massive political clanger.
opinion
▪ He has his spiky hair, strong opinions and wacky humour.
▪ And though there were plenty of strong opinions, much of the parish still seemed profoundly ambivalent about the protest.
▪ He's a shy man with strong opinions and assertive ideas.
▪ He now had carte blanche to pursue any major story in town and to inject his strong opinions unabashedly into his writings.
▪ There is widespread concern and strong opinion throughout the country that the Government are handling this issue most inappropriately.
▪ Steven feels that prior to Vassar he always had strong opinions but had never been political.
▪ He harbored strong opinions and could be brash in expressing them, but avoided political engagement that had no purpose.
opposition
▪ Voice over However that party is facing strong opposition from people living in nearby Wavenden.
▪ The environmental studies were the hardest challenges for the Marines because of the strong opposition from area residents, he acknowledged.
▪ Mr Major has repeatedly made clear his strong opposition changing the voting system.
▪ But there is strong opposition to that spot: Critics say it would destroy the vista.&038;.
▪ The Left became increasingly middle-class and this reinforced the already strong opposition to it among trade union officials.
▪ There was strong opposition in Washington to the many generous provisions of the bill.
▪ Political observers said that without a strong opposition party in Parliament there would be few checks on Chretien and the Liberal Party.
▪ In each so-called cooperative the attention paid to social issues, work conditions, and community welfare was meeting strong opposition.
point
▪ And as was evident early on in the match, she relied on her strong points to get into a rhythm.
▪ And financial management, said Uberuaga, is his strong point.
▪ One additional device is a spectrometer to study the infrared spectra of strong point sources.
▪ Judgment was never your strong point.
▪ If Rodgers' singing was Bad Company's strongest point, his lyrics were often their weakest.
▪ As always, play up your strongest points in the opening paragraph and refer to them as you go along.
▪ She was no good at discussion or argument anyway. that wasn't her strong point.
▪ Mr. King My hon. Friend makes a strong point.
position
▪ Our expertise in Engineering Contracting and Design has given us a strong position in long term partnering contracts.
▪ Politicians of both parties have taken a strong position against it.
▪ The community broadcasters are in a stronger position than ever before to establish credibility at a nationwide level.
▪ Thomas chose a strong position on a spur of Missionary Ridge...
▪ This puts you in a strong position to counter-attack.
▪ Accross the London Fox floor, cocoa remained dominated by strong positions in the December contract.
▪ This places Johnson Matthey in a strong position to design and develop improved catalysts.
possibility
▪ Great success at the Bar leads to a very considerable income and the strong possibility of a judgeship.
▪ Finally, there is the strong possibility that a contagion effect will operate in this setting.
▪ There is a strong possibility, however, that phantom pregnancies will recur at successive heats.
▪ There had been a strong possibility that the Newleys would have turned the security locks as well.
▪ I just say it is a strong possibility.
▪ There is also the strong possibility that family loyalty will prevail despite the abuse.
▪ It is certainly a possibility for many foreign quasi-governmental agencies, and it is an even stronger possibility for corporates.
▪ There is a strong possibility that trustees-guardians of individual savers' interests-will be required to bear more responsibility.
relationship
▪ That kind of jealous behaviour isn't conducive to having a healthy, strong relationship.
▪ Even Berry Brazelton needed that in order to form strong relationships with his own children.
▪ They demonstrated the school's strong relationship with its environment.
▪ He instructed his officers to build strong relationships with churches, businesses, PTAs, and other community organizations.
▪ There is not a strong relationship between the size of volunteering and the size of participation in a sport.
▪ Positive writing is an important way to create a strong relationship with your readers and deliver bad news as effectively as possible.
▪ Comparison with Table 5.4 shows a strong relationship with patterns of issuance by nationality.
▪ Frustration quickly undermines otherwise strong relationships.
sense
▪ His strong sense of duty made him insist on going, even if the weather was very bad.
▪ They add to the strong sense of place Clark creates.
▪ There is also a strong sense of closeness to the United States.
▪ I have seen eating obsessions up close before, but never one with such a strong sense of righteous healthiness.
▪ As for the case of the welfare-tax protesters Dworkin implies that they have no right in the strong sense to withhold their tax.
▪ She was a strange girl, intelligent and proud, with powerful loyalties, and a strong sense of friendship.
▪ Law was a highly efficient, rather unimaginative, detailed administrator, given political force by a strong sense of partisan combativeness.
▪ Approach them with a positive attitude and a strong sense that change is possible.
support
▪ On the other hand, the research showed strong support among parents for assessment tests for youngsters, especially at age 11.
▪ As with any complex electronic information system or service, a strong support structure can make an enormous difference in customer satisfaction.
▪ She also finds strong support among the party's grass roots.
▪ Spokesman Ben Ord said doorstep canvassing had registered strong support for the Liberal Democrats.
▪ Martin's campaign war chest enjoys strong support from industry, including mine managers and safety officers.
▪ For childless elderly people in particular these brothers or sisters may provide a strong support.
supporter
▪ All five of the daughters of James Newbigin were strong supporters of the feminist cause.
▪ He is a strong supporter of a bill before Congress to limit the number of death penalty appeals to four.
▪ Modernization theory, like the Weber thesis, has its strong supporters and its strong detractors.
▪ Both were strong supporters of municipal enterprise.
tie
▪ The army had strong ties with the agricultural population through the system of conscription.
▪ As with the peasantry, strong ties of loyalty and obligation tend to prevent the development of permanent horizontal links.
▪ Community colleges also tend to have stronger ties to businesses than do either high schools or four-year institutions.
▪ Most important of these is the existence of strong ties of family and friendship.
▪ They have strong ties to institutions of higher learning.
▪ The Minister of Culture had strong ties with the Academy and determined its funding.
▪ Hofmann, especially, has strong ties to the East Bay, having lived his entire life there.
tradition
▪ There is a strong tradition of smuggling, illicit goods being brought from nearby Flookburgh on the coast.
▪ Psychology in the United States has had a strong tradition of behaviorism.
▪ In the first place, the left has a strong tradition of defying authority, and smoking fits neatly into this.
▪ Drama has maintained its strong tradition, with a major performance each year.
▪ In Asturias there was a strong tradition of early migration in the poor mountain villages.
▪ Consequently in Britain there is a strong tradition of investigating the prevalence of ill health and specific medical conditions among older people.
▪ There is a strong tradition in the sociological literature which would lead us to expect such a change of direction.
▪ Within government there will be strong traditions which have to be overcome if a new culture is to develop.
view
▪ I can't imagine ... that is. my sister does take such a strong view.
▪ Dover has strong views on why this Bill should not get any further.
▪ In his preface to the book, Mr Zhang emerges as some one with a strong view on the right way forward.
▪ The bias in the contributions is towards quite strong views of equity if not egalitarianism, but different income inequality ideologies exist.
▪ They said they didn't have strong views on intensive farming.
▪ Fathers may have very strong views on what course of action their daughters should take.
▪ However, the family spoke Punjabi exclusively at home and had very strong views on the need to do this.
▪ He served for many years as examiner for the London water supply and held strong views on sewage purification.
wind
▪ Conditions are ideal for novices when the strong winds lay off, but may be interrupted if a windy session sets in.
▪ The same materials, thrown into the Martian atmosphere by strong winds, give the Martian sky a pinkish color.
▪ Disadvantages: Lack of volume, thus difficult to sail in all but strong winds.
▪ Firefighters must contend with steep canyons and the strong winds, not to mention hot and dry conditions.
▪ On one of these outings, the nervous mare I was riding was already unsettled by strong winds.
▪ Bad weather can force an emergency landing or strong winds can blow them off course.
▪ They're easy to sail short handed in strong winds, so they're excellent value for couples.
▪ The matches are designed not to blow out in strong winds or when immersed in water.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
come on strong
▪ But the defense came on strong in the playoffs.
▪ He'd come on strong towards the end of his round to pull up within a shot of us.
▪ The Republicans were coming on strong.
have a strong stomach
▪ It's a very violent film. You'll need a strong stomach to sit through it.
▪ You have to have a strong stomach to invest in today's bond market.
pack a (hard/hefty/strong etc) punch
▪ A wave 10 feet high and 500 feet long can pack a punch of 400,000 pounds per linear foot of its crest.
▪ Anne Packer packed a punch with Baked Beans.
▪ At last - takeaway sandwiches with flavour that packs a punch!
▪ For the first time in a long time, an Eddie Murphy movie packs a punch.
▪ The paper is light; it doesn't pack a punch.
sb's strong suit
▪ Politeness is not his strong suit.
strong language
▪ The film contains strong language and violence.
▪ The film has lots of violence, scenes of drug-taking, and strong language.
▪ The following programme contains strong language, and some viewers may find it offensive.
▪ Admiral Boyd opposed the idea in the strongest language I had ever heard him use.
▪ In a press conference, Bush supporters used the strongest language so far to impugn the legitimacy of the continued Florida recounts.
▪ It condemned racialism in the strongest language.
▪ Jacobson said he would have preferred stronger language on limiting fats, cholesterol, sodium and sugar.
▪ Jefferson never used stronger language than Carroll did against religion supPorted by law.
▪ Northern church leaders used equally strong language about their southern counterparts.
▪ The monitors of the People's Daily's main discussion group let this strong language remain on the website.
trump/best/strongest card
▪ And perhaps it was time to play the trump card up his sleeve.
▪ In the struggle for development, every economy has certain advantages or trump cards.
▪ Parents must recognize that if a child does not want to do homework, the child holds the trump card.
▪ That night, though, our sincerity was our trump card.
▪ That was why Gorbachev wanted to negotiate-and that is why, in my opinion, President Reagan was holding the trump card.
▪ The citizens of Hebron, by contrast, hold all the trump cards.
▪ This was one of the trump cards of News International in its dispute with the print workers in 1986-87.
▪ We had beaten him, but he played a final trump card.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ a strong garlic taste
▪ a strong president
▪ After a week in bed I felt strong enough to try walking a few steps.
▪ After full heat treatment, the alloy proved to be five times as strong as the pure aluminium.
▪ America must maintain a strong national defense.
▪ Dallas is a stronger team than Pittsburgh, in my opinion.
▪ Degas had a strong influence on Toulouse-Lautrec's work.
▪ Despite his strong constitution, his health was beginning to suffer.
▪ Do you think the ladder is strong enough to support your weight?
▪ Goat's cheese has a strong smell.
▪ Goldsmith has very strong feelings about protecting the environment.
▪ Her perfume is so strong - it makes me gag.
▪ I don't think she's strong enough to handle the news.
▪ I left the restaurant with rather a strong taste of onions in my mouth.
▪ It took four strong men to lift the piano.
▪ Midler was considered a strong candidate for the best actress nomination.
▪ My brother is stronger than I am.
▪ My father's over eighty now, and not very strong.
▪ Only people who are physically strong and fit should consider coming on this expedition.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A sandy or silty bottom indicates slow currents whereas stones and gravel suggest that the current over the bed is quite strong.
▪ Although strong leadership is typical of Great Groups, its form may vary.
▪ But the writing and direction are strong enough to restrain him.
▪ Some can be so strong that regardless of the consequences they compel action.
▪ Such embryonic creatures needed stronger muscles, too, and a skin that was resistant to drying out.
▪ These more primitive readings in sharar throw a particularly strong light on the occurrence of the institution narrative there.