to go from strength to strength

  • 61strength — [OE] Strength is of course closely related to strong. It was formed in prehistoric Germanic (as *stranggithō) from the ancestor of modern English strong. The verb strengthen was coined from it in the 13th century. Cf.⇒ STRING, STRONG …

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  • 62From hand to hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …

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  • 63From head to foot — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …

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  • 64From Far Away — Infobox animanga/Header name = From Far Away caption = Cover of original Japanese release of the first volume ja name = 彼方から ja name trans = Kanata Kara genre = Fantasy, Adventure, RomanceInfobox animanga/Manga title = author = Kyoko Hikawa… …

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  • 65From Where to Eternity — Infobox Television episode | Title = From Where to Eternity Series = The Sopranos Season = 2 Episode = 22 Guests= see below Airdate = March 12, 2000 Production = 208 (2 9) Writer = Michael Imperioli Director = Henry J. Bronchtein Episode list =… …

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  • 66Strength based practice — Strengths based practice is a social work practice theory that emphasises people s self determination and strengths. Strengths based practice is client led, with a focus on future outcomes and strengths that the people bring to a problem or… …

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  • 67inner strength — strength of character; strength that comes from within …

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  • 68Password strength — is a measurement of the effectiveness of a password as an authentication credential. Specifically, it estimates how many trials an attacker who does not have direct access to the password would need, on average, to correctly guess it. The… …

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  • 69Compressive strength — is the capacity of a material or structure to withstand axially directed pushing forces. When the limit of compressive strength is reached, materials are crushed. Concrete can be made to have high compressive strength, e.g. many concrete… …

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  • 70Tensile strength — sigma {UTS}, or S U is the stress at which a material breaks or permanently deforms. Tensile strength is an intensive property and, consequently, does not depend on the size of the test specimen. However, it is dependent on the preparation of the …

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