"Just a minute", answered a frail, elderly voice.

Probably because of relatively weak thigh muscles and a lack of foot support.

The Greek government, the only aid receiving euro zone country, that has not collapsed, is weak and vulnerable.

Yet despite Japan's severe problems, its political system has given its people a string of short-lived, weak leaders.

Women for a long time were kept out of the workplace because they were thought to be too weak or emotional for many jobs.