Instead of attacking the Turks at their point of strength, Lawrence reasoned, he ought to attack them where they were weak along the vast, largely unguarded length of railway line that was their connection to Damascus.
"If a good number of people can drop in, it will make the point again about the strength of feeling locally, " the MP said.
Others, however, point to the strength of the government's response, and ask if there is more to it.
Several senior politicians in the region have questioned the point of having a patients watchdog at all if it fails to reflect the local strength of feeling on such issues.
Washington, DC September 6th, 2011: The Center for Security Policy announced that it has invited nine major current 2012 Presidential contenders to endorse the 12-point Peace Through Strength Platform , in advance of the next Presidential Republican primary debate on September 7th.
The point of the plan is to give Republicans a mandate to drive negotiations from the greatest position of strength so that the eventual compromise is as right-wing as possible.
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Peterburg Times says an important point for pollsters to consider is the historic strength of incumbents running for re-election in the United States.
Because of their light weight, strength and high melting point, ceramics are now incorporated into such military items as helicopter armor and parts in rocket guidance systems.
Alas, this misses the fundamental point: Russia is acting out of hydrocarbon weakness, not one of strength.
Defenders of this President's approach to terrorism will point to his use of drones to eliminate terrorists as proof of his strength as a Commander-in-Chief taking the fight to the enemy.
And the strength, lightness, high melting point and ability to resist corrosion of titanium make it an ideal material for building aircraft parts, supercars and medical implants but it can cost 50 times as much as steel.
But Peter Reid's outfit will be at full strength as they bid to improve on a dismal return of just one point from three Premiership games.
In the American Express OPEN State of Women-Owned Business Report, there are some fascinating statistics that point to the strength women are bringing into start-ups and running and owning their own businesses.
Advocates of close relations with China maintain that its military strength has been overrated by Americans in search of an enemy: they point to China's lack of long-range naval power and the poor training of its air-force pilots.
Long gone are the days of the Great Exhibition in London of 1851, the progenitor of all expos, when the point was to show off manufactured goods (and British industrial strength).
That would not give Vivendi the cash it wants immediately, but it could sell its stake at some point in the future - or it could borrow the money from its bankers on the strength of that tie-up.
Finally, the integrity of the Social Security system and its financial strength should be protected by allowing the temporary 2 percentage-point reduction in the Social Security payroll tax to lapse.
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