In 1985 another powerful memoir, A Woman In Custody by Audrey Peckham, won the prize, underlining the strength of personal testimony in this field.
Except where the venerable gloom-monger was referring to America's pernicious influence, the past few days have given another meaning to the term, by underlining the strength of the aviation lobby.
Mr Justice Tugendhat's ruling was the third time in on Monday the injunction had been upheld, with verdicts from two different judges, underlining the strength of judicial feeling on the controversy.
In case any of those who played in Dublin feel like getting complacent, he also ran down a lengthy list of fringe players who will shortly be back in contention, underlining the strength in depth that was the bedrock of England's success.
George Osborne has run into a series of fierce battles, including with the former work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith, by trying to slash £12bn from the total welfare bill, and was forced to delay deep cuts to tax credits, underlining the strength of public feeling about elements of the current system.
"It underlined the strength in our squad," Howe said.
It underlines the strength of the euro...and that economic rewards play off.
Launching the report in Dublin, Ireland's minister for foreign affairs and trade, Charlie Flanagan, said the study underlined the strength of the relationship between the two nations.
Meg Hillier, chairwoman of the public accounts committee holding the inquiry, said the scale of the response underlined the strength of feeling that mental health was being underfunded.
While underlining the strengths of Italy's economy, Mr. Berlusconi for the first time acknowledged that "for us, for Italy, this moment is certainly not easy".
Rapid Vienna underlined their strength by beating Aston Villa on away goals in a play-off to reach the group phase.
