A buff is someone who has a strong, special interest in something.

VOA: special.2009.05.17

In other words, the woman has a strong affect on him.

VOA: special.2009.09.06

Coach Bob Bradley believes he has a strong team.

VOA: special.2010.06.09

"I am pleased to announce that Chrysler and Fiat have formed a partnership that has a strong chance of success.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

In recent years there has been a strong push for local and state governments to ban public smoking.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

Ms.Lagarde has promised to be a strong voice for developing countries, especially in Asia and Africa.

VOA: special.2011.07.01

Mister Gore has been a strong activist for limiting Earth's temperatures.

VOA: special.2010.04.27

The United States currently has a 70,000 strong force in Afghanistan and is considering sending up to 40,000 more.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called a strong public option "essential" for any bill to pass in the House.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has come under strong international criticism in recent months for running a weak and corrupt central government.

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

The IMF also has a program called the Flexible Credit Line, which grants emergency loans to countries with strong financial track records.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20

He has had a strong and original voice that was held and respected all over the world.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

Notre Dame has ties to the Roman Catholic church, which has taken a strong anti-abortion stand.

VOA: standard.2009.05.14

She says it's especially disappointing since the UK has been such a strong supporter of Rwanda.

VOA: standard.2009.04.10

The president said Germany has become the centerpiece for a extraordinarily strong European Union.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

But,the project has stalled. On Tuesday Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a strong attack against the country's main pro Kurdish party, the Peace and Democracy Party.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17

"And I believe we need a strong Republican Party that is not just anchored in the base, but has built on the base to include more individuals."

VOA: standard.2009.05.24

He is also expected to face a strong challenge from a candidate representing Macedonia's ethnic-Albanian minority,Imer Selmani, who has been nicknamed the Macedonian Obama after the United States president.

VOA: standard.2009.03.22

"An attack on a public location, but particularly one that people use in their everyday lives, has a very strong psychological impact and it also tends to generate a lot of media coverage."

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

North Korea,as it has in the past, has reacted to the joint exercise with strong threats -- saying they may lead to a "sacred war" in which Pyongyang would be compelled to use its nuclear weapons.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

Mr.Netanyahu has been a strong supporter of Jewish settlement in all of the biblical land of Israel, but he imposed the construction freeze last month after urging from the United States, which sees the settlements as an obstacle to peace.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

"If one country makes an immense step forward, even like the U.S.has done over the years with a very strong regulatory agency like FDA, with very good law enforcement in place,with good coordination around the world, it's not sufficient for the rest of the world.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

"They have not got their acts together. So I think the Swat operation has sent a very strong signal and if the government now starts an operation in even Waziristan, which is considered as a hard nut, I think it has good chances to succeed."

VOA: standard.2009.09.14