He supposed strength of character, too, probably had something to do with it.
The Knicks' offense, their supposed strength because of Stoudemire and Anthony, has been shockingly inept at critical times.
Eric Hauser, Mr. Bradley's press secretary, briefed reporters several times about their man's supposed strength in Maine's nonbinding Democratic caucuses, an obscure political exercise that took place Sunday.
Seattle's supposed strength is its bullpen, but even as the Yankees lost the series, they demonstrated that they could rattle the Mariners' relievers.
Many invoke the cautionary tale of Mr Kerry, the Democratic nominee in 2004, who found his supposed strength as a war hero turned into a liability by ads suggesting he had lied about his conduct in Vietnam.
Indeed, the worrying thing for the supposed strength of the Bundesliga and La Liga was that Bayern, Borussia and Real won their league games with second-string sides, and Barcelona ended, 2-2, in the Basque stronghold of Athletic Bilbao.
