Sentence examples for Somewhat strained from inspiring English sources

But the Russian connection seems somewhat strained.

But even here the design seems somewhat strained.

Still, she said, the first few months after her arrival last year were somewhat strained.

The relationship between the two seems to have been somewhat strained by Lazarides's ongoing promotion of his former talent's work.

Relations between the two countries had been somewhat strained by France's refusal in April to permit United States combat planes to fly over French territory on their bombing raid against Libya.

Farrakhan was eager to assert his patriotism, condemn the attacks, slam American foreign policy and maintain his already somewhat strained links with the rest of the Islamic world - a lot to accomplish in just one speech.

Although Baha'is are respectful of everyone's choice of belief, your departure from the Faith might somewhat strain some of your relationships.

His homecoming, however, was somewhat strained--tensions that grew greater after he directed "Joe Versus the Volcano". "The theatrical community, the playwrights and actors, were all treating me rather strangely, as though they didn't know what to make of me," he recalls.

One day, when I was out of town and called to check in, Danny reported, with a somewhat-strained chuckle, "We watched parts of five movies last night".

Ties were strained somewhat under the previous Democratic Party (DPJ) administration amid a row over the relocation of a US military base in Okinawa.

US-Japan ties were strained somewhat under the previous Japanese Democratic Party (DPJ) administration amid a row over the relocation of a US military base in Okinawa.