We in the west might view this as a burden, but being part of a wontok is a source of immense strength – like a Darwinian-evolved social security system.
The mosque's southern entrance, a massive gateway called the Buland Darwaza (Victory Gate), gives a feeling of immense strength and height, an impression emphasized by the steepness of the flight of steps by which it is approached.
But he is a character of immense strength.
Superb themes by pianist John Lewis, and sweepingly inventive improv from vibraphonist Milt Jackson (who gives a fragile instrument immense strength), feature on these early sessions.
To the contrary, I pointed out that Sumner's civil rights legislation was "a proposal of immense strength and of broad statesmanship," and I went on to add, "More than any of his political contemporaries, Sumner realized that the future of American democracy depended on the ability of the white and black races to live together in peace and equity".
When angered, the usually mild-mannered man would turn into a monster of immense strength.
Crowds, often numbering in their thousands, of all ages, join in, creating a feeling of immense strength and unity.
You needed really strong triceps to work the ridiculously heavy steering, the deftness of a surgeon to slot home the spindly column shifter into each gear (shifting from second to third gear was an art form) and immense strength to make the car stop - you had to nearly stand on the brakes.
Some bows required a lifetime of training and immense strength as the archers had to pull weights up to 200lbs (about 90kg)." He said archers were the elite athletes of the Tudor age, requiring great skill and strength to fire up to 12 arrows a minute, holding a heavy bow in one arm.
In an article discussing her career's best roles, The Times of India wrote, "As ... [a] long-suffering wife who tries making a living for herself and her young son by working odd jobs, Dimple showed immense strength as a performer.
