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  • The rich mix this in the porridge into which they convert their meal, and, as it is thus rendered nutritious and strength-giving, an expression of scorn is sometimes heard respecting the poor or weak, to the effect that “they are water-porridge men.”

    Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa 2004

  • It plunged its mouth into the creature's soft underbelly, tore it open, lifted the body higher, and ate the guts which came tumbling out: delicious, strength-giving packages of dripping meat.

    The Dark Tower King, Stephen 2004

  • Fortunately the dogs had found, and Nuflo had succeeded in killing, a great ant-eater, so that we were well supplied with excellent, strength-giving flesh.

    Green Mansions 2004

  • "He just looks like one of them, Mom: restless, piercing eyes, lean strength-giving the impression that if he moved, he'd explode like a bomb."

    Heart Of The Tiger McKenna, Lindsay 1990

  • All his life he had been subject to the whims of others, lashed and beaten, allowed no opportunity to stand tall and learn the virtues of pride; no time to absorb the strength-giving qualities of defiance.

    Last Sword Of Power Gemmell, David 1988

  • I realize how much virile strength and strength-giving understanding can be passed from one man to another in a quiet talk at the front.

    Stuka Pilot Rudel, Hans-Ulrich 1973

  • Could anything be more heart-shaking and strength-giving than the wonderful, factually, literally true incident (which ends this book) of public group-confession of error for a terrible mistake, collectively made; of remorse by a human community for the wrongs by their group done in earlier years.

    Prudence Crandall, Woman of Courage 1955

  • Just as all life is a game; joy and sorrow the zest of it, suffering the strength-giving worth of it.

    New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 Various

  • The remedy is to raise more nuts so the children and adults as well can again be fed on the most valuable, healthy and strength-giving food God ever made.

    Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Battle Creek, Michigan, September 10 and 11, 1934

  • Seeing him awake, the Nagas began to console and cheer him, saying, 'O thou of mighty arms, the strength-giving liquor thou hast drunk will give thee the might of ten thousand elephants!

    The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

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