Example sentences of "was strong [adv] [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ‘ necessity ’ sought was not that of Newton 's grand mechanical scheme of iron laws and inescapable forces but was strong enough to sustain the thought that the international system is more than the constant and regular behaviour of its parts . |
| 2 | Also there were doubts as to whether the panelling in the proposed new location was strong enough to take the weight of the new clock and its ‘ sculptured ’ bracket . |
| 3 | And after about four months I thought I was strong enough to tackle the weight , and that it would n't be too much going on at once . |
| 4 | Even in its infancy , India was strong enough to survive the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948 . |
| 5 | But most of the English fleet had been on Parliament 's side during the Civil War , and in 1650 the Republic decided it was strong enough to impose an embargo on trade and send out an expedition to make Virginia and the West Indian islands acknowledge its authority . |
| 6 | It was hard to believe that this clumsy box of bricks was strong enough to withstand the pressure of its wings . |
| 7 | Neither side was strong enough to overcome the other . |