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Your s_____ points are your best qualities or talents, or the things you are good at.Your strong points are your best qualities or talents, or the things you are good at.
Discretion is not Jeremy's strong point.
Even in the area of foreign policy, his strong suit, he failed to deliver.
Cynics argue that the E.U. is stronger on rhetoric than on concrete action.
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Someone who is strong is healthy with good muscles and can move or carry heavy things, or do hard physical work.
I'm not strong enough to carry him.
I feared I wouldn't be able to control such a strong horse.
Someone who is strong is confident and determined, and is not easily influenced or worried by other people.
He is sharp and manipulative with a strong personality.
It's up to managers to be strong and do what they believe is right.
Eventually I felt strong enough to look at him.
Strong objects or materials are not easily broken and can support a lot of weight or resist a lot of strain .
The vacuum flask has a strong casing, which won't crack or chip.
Glue the mirror in with a strong adhesive.
The fabric is strong enough to withstand harsh processing.
The fence was very strongly built, with very large posts.
A strong wind, current, or other force has a lot of power or speed, and can cause heavy things to move.
Strong winds and torrential rain combined to make conditions terrible for golfers in the Scottish Open.
A fairly strong current seemed to be moving the whole boat.
A neutron star has a gravitational field strong enough to generate X-rays.
The metal is strongly attracted to the surface.
A strong impression or influence has a great effect on someone.
We're glad if our music makes a strong impression, even if it's a negative one.
There will be a strong incentive to enter into a process of negotiation.
Teenage idols have a strong influence on our children.
We had strong family traditions; we couldn't escape them.
He is strongly influenced by Spanish painters such as Goya and El Greco.
They were so determined to learn and they were so strongly motivated.
If you have strong opinions on something or express them using strong words, you have extreme or very definite opinions which you are willing to express or defend .
It was hard to find a jury who did not already hold strong views on the tragedy.
There has been strong criticism of the military regime.
I am a strong supporter of the NHS.
The newspaper condemned the campaign in extremely strong language.
It's bad judgment, but it's not treason. I think treason is too strong a word.
Obviously you feel very strongly about this.
We are strongly opposed to the presence of troops in this region.
The police have strongly criticised the football authorities.
The presidents issued a strongly-worded statement in support of the government.
If someone in authority takes strong action, they act firmly and severely.
The government has said it will take strong action against any further strikes.
He has also said he will have to become a strong President to put things right.
If there is a strong case or argument for something, it is supported by a lot of evidence.
The testimony presented offered a strong case for acquitting her on grounds of self-defense.
The evidence that such investment promotes growth is strong.
He argues strongly for retention of NATO as a guarantee of peace.
These are conditions said by doctors to be strongly indicative of heart failure.
If there is a strong possibility or chance that something is true or will happen, it is very likely to be true or to happen.
There is a strong possibility that the cat ate contaminated pet food.
Your strong points are your best qualities or talents, or the things you are good at.
Discretion is not Jeremy's strong point.
Even in the area of foreign policy, his strong suit, he failed to deliver.
Cynics argue that the E.U. is stronger on rhetoric than on concrete action.
A strong competitor, candidate, or team is good or likely to succeed .
She was a strong contender for Britain's rowing team.
Some countries where English is becoming a strong competitor to French, such as Algeria and Senegal, may see an immediate halt to the council's work.
They've got a strong squad and some great players.
This show has several strengths–notably a strong cast.
If a relationship or link is strong, it is close and likely to last for a long time.
He felt he had a relationship strong enough to talk frankly to Sarah.
This has tested our marriage, and we have come through it stronger than ever.
It is fairly easy for executive directors to develop strong ties with investors.
A strong currency, economy, or industry has a high value or is very successful.
Investment performance was strong across the board last year.
The local economy is strong and the population is growing.
The company was not financially strong enough to be floated on the Stock Exchange.
If something is a strong element or part of something else, it is an important or large part of it.
We are especially encouraged by the strong representation of women in technology.
There is a strong element of truth to each of these explanations.
You can use strong when you are saying how many people there are in a group. For example, if a group is twenty strong, there are twenty people in it.
Ukraine indicated that it would establish its own army, 400,000 strong.
...a 1,000-strong crowd.
A strong drink, chemical, or drug contains a lot of the particular substance which makes it effective.
Strong coffee or tea late at night may cause sleeplessness.
In strong concentrations it can cause nausea and vomiting.
A strong colour, flavour, smell, sound, or light is intense and easily noticed .
As she went past there was a gust of strong perfume.
Strong colours would flatter her pale skin and dark hair.
Munster is among the strongest cheeses in France.
He leaned over her, smelling strongly of sweat.
The effect only works well with strongly coloured subjects.
If someone has a strong accent, they speak in a distinctive way that shows very clearly what country or region they come from.
'Good, Mr Ryle,' he said in English with a strong French accent.
You can say that someone has strong features or a strong face if their face has large, distinctive features.
He had a strong nose and olive-black eyes.
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