The phrase "actual strength" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to the true or existing level of strength, as opposed to a perceived or assumed level. Example: Despite his small size, the wrestler's actual strength was impressive as he easily lifted his opponent over his head.
They will start winning votes in relation to their actual strength on the ground.
They pushed him out of Uganda but didn't effectively weaken the actual strength of the group.
In terrorism, fear is the whole story, and there is an astounding disproportion between the actual strength of the terrorists and the fear they manage to inspire.
The latter is something of a misnomer; arm strength has little to do with the size of a quarterback's biceps or the actual strength of the arm.
Iain Armstrong, an analyst at Brewin Dolphin, an investment manager here, said that the situation had become "overpoliticized" and had confused the markets about BP's actual strength.
And if the utility's records are wrong, other utilities may have similar errors and be ignorant of the actual strength of their buried pipes, board officials say.
The historical analogy often raised by Democrats and Republicans to question Mr. Kerry's actual strength is typically to Michael S. Dukakis, the former Massachusetts governor, who drew a round of applause as he stood on the convention floor.
Fair enough, although I think the burden of proof is on the other side: if your claim is that inequality causes a persistent shortage of consumer demand, you should find the actual strength of consumer demand problematic.
There is an astounding disproportion between the actual strength of the terrorists and the fear they manage to inspire It is because the Pentagon is a relatively flat and unassuming building, whereas the World Trade Center was a tall, phallic totem whose collapse created an immense audiovisual effect.
Mr. Muehleib said membership had fallen to 2,700 as of Sept. 1; though he said that given the continuing death toll and the declining health of men who are all around 90 years old or older, that figure exaggerates the actual strength of the organization, which is why the board voted to close down.
Freshly prepared reagents were standardized for actual strength.
