0 the ability to do things that need a lot of physical or mental effort: --
You can gauge (= measure) the strength of a democracy by the way it treats its minorities.
If the two parties joined forces, their combined strength would be 127 seats.
Much of the country's military strength lies in its missile force.
We will struggle on, drawing our strength from the courage of others.
He showed great strength of character when he refused to accept the bribes.
Admitting you've made a mistake is a sign of strength, not weakness.
She had the strength and stamina to take the lead and win the gold medal.
1 a good characteristic: --
His greatest strengths are his determination and resilience.
She's well aware of her strengths and weaknesses as an artist.
2 the number of people in a group: --
Staff cuts have meant that we haven't been working at full strength for a year.
He is not expected to be at full strength for the rest of the season.
The office will be below strength in August when a lot of people will be away.
Demonstrators arrived in strength to protest against the military action.
3 the ability to do things that demand physical effort, or the degree to which something is strong or powerful: --
4 bravery in dealing with difficulties: --
Grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendations.
This is surely the single greatest strength of a book that otherwise has few to recommend it.
It is where both strength and freedom of will reside, and our beliefs about it have practical effects on self- and social control.
On the other hand, the greatest strength of our study was perhaps the wide spectrum of clinical settings represented in our cohort.
A review of strengths and weaknesses would have been useful.
Here it was observed that the strengths of parties varied considerably from a two-party pattern - from one+ to multiparty.
Equally, they themselves often echo managerial and union distinctions of male and female tasks, especially on the grounds of physical strength and strain.
At the same time, the two major parties suffered a devastating decline in parliamentary strength.
