numerical strength

collocation in English

meaningsofnumericalandstrength

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numerical
adjective
uk
/njuːˈmer.ɪ.kəl/us
/nuːˈmer.ɪ.kəl/
involving or expressed ...
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strength
noun
uk
/streŋθ/us
/streŋθ/
the ability to do things that need a lot of physical or ...
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(Definition ofnumericalandstrengthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnumerical strength

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The prime minister's electoral prospects depend not only on the fragmentation of her coalition, but also on itsnumericalstrengthvis-a-vis the opposition.
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Numericalstrengthalso played into the hands of retailers within the institutions made available for commercial representation within the state.
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To determine thenumericalstrengthof the 'mockup category', a corpus of stemparticle nouns and adjectives was set up.
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I must emphasise thatnumericalstrengthwill not be the sole criterion for consideration.
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However, it is a reasonable proposition that we should only have on thenumericalstrengththose whom we can contain.
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But whatever the position becomes will depend on other factors besides sheernumericalstrength.
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Apart altogether from thenumericalstrength, which is disproportionate to the numbers here, the fact remains that it is world-wide.
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In this way it is clear that the majority cannot get any more representatives elected than they are entitled to by theirnumericalstrength.
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But it is perfectly possible for a private citizen to find out first thenumericalstrengthof the forces and, secondly, their recruiting prospects.
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In so doing, he has regard to the substance of such objections as well as to theirnumericalstrength.
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The power of capital must inevitably be stronger, but at least thenumericalstrengthof capital and labour might be made the same.
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I should welcome his contributions, quite apart from the fact that his presence would add to ournumericalstrength.
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Apart from thenumericalstrength, they have vastly improved equipment.
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The question of thenumericalstrengthof manpower is one thing; the correct use of our manpower is another.
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Secondly, they want a number of seats in excess of theirnumericalstrength.
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One's chances of not getting caught get better as thenumericalstrengthof the police gets worse.
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It can raise its capital from the members because of itsnumericalstrength.
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The last part of the clause provides that thenumericalstrengthof the councils shall be as stated in the schedule.
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As regardsnumericalstrength, that aspect of the matter has been partially solved, but only partially.
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