The potential dangers pale, however, compared with their concerns about staying strong.

Bush talks a lot about staying strong, protecting our way of life, etc.

Yet, for many here, support for the Government has stayed strong.

"The main part was the mental part about staying strong when it wasn't going exactly the way he had hoped."

His hands had stayed strong; fear had never broken him.

"Staying strong is how you get things done in arms control negotiations," he said.

But the lads have stayed strong, worked hard and are now believing again.

It was the one class through time in which the fleet stayed strong, smart and eager.

"He's staying strong during the course of a season, and we're going to expect big things from him in the second half."

"Construction has stayed surprisingly strong, given the upward pressure on interest rates," he said.