Perhaps, Gilmour argues, this should be considered a strength rather than a weakness.
But isn't certainty usually considered a strength when it comes from the right?
If re-elected in Hackney, she said, she'd be "a strong, genuinely independent voice" - a characteristic widely considered a strength in London mayors.
However, this could also be considered a strength since it provides a formal way of incorporating prior knowledge.
Greinke's success as a hitter could be considered a strength, a bonus in the package the Dodgers bought for $147 million in free agency last winter.
The Yankees' bullpen was always considered a strength of the team, but that was when Mariano Rivera and Dave Robertson were the anchors.
Although her volley has never been considered a strength, Bartoli won 9 of 11 points at the net, coming in at opportune moments to startle Lisicki.
(Does the personality test really fit the Klan? Mr. Ronson asks Anna. After all, for many people "mixes easily" might be considered a strength, he points out, "but for you 'mixes easily' must presumably be considered a weakness").
On the Web, which even rivals have long considered a strength of the Obama political apparatus, criticizing Mr. Romney has become arguably as big a focus as defining the president.
On the one hand, it's considered a strength of democracies that the independence of their institutions — courts, media, political parties, banks — bolster public confidence in government, no matter who is in charge.
Mr. Obama's record on foreign affairs — including ending the Iraq War, killing Osama bin Laden and ousting Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the Libyan dictator — was considered a strength during the 2012 presidential campaign.
