In short, France is a place in which, for almost every weakness, it is possible to find a matching strength.

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Housing has been "ranked as the fourth most significant weakness every half year for the past three years, except in December 2011 when it was fifth, " the survey said.

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Romney's core problem is this: He heads a party that must win two-thirds of the white working-class vote in presidential elections to compensate for its weakness in almost every demographic category.

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However, every strength can also be a weakness on the flip side.

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Practically every part of the world is showing weakness in terms of international arrivals.

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However, although the growing Russian influence may look strong, the fact is that it has a strong weakness: its economy is at every time becoming more dependent on the oil industry, and in particular, on the high oil prices.

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