The phrase "at strained" is not correct and does not make sense in written English.
It seems to be an incomplete expression and lacks context to determine its intended meaning.
Example: "The relationship was at strained, leading to misunderstandings."
Alternatives: "in a strained state" or "under strain".
On the other hand, strain fields generated at strained interfaces of two materials with different lattice parameters have been successfully employed to grow quantum dots for several decades [9, 10, 25 28], underpinning a promising development of high-density three dimensional memories and spatial light modulators for advanced photonic applications [2].
Actual SMAs (SMAact) were lower at relaxed metabolism and famine process conditions, e.g., at reduced or without feeding, whereas higher SMAact were recorded at strained metabolism and much higher SMAact at stress conditions induced e.g. by TE deficiency (cf. 'Microbial nutrition' section).
Nearly every relationship she has with a mother in the book, from her own mother to her overbearing Italian mother-in-law, seems at best strained and at worst contentious.
For example, a number of significant funeral ceremonies have been held at Gäwa over the preceding few years and this complex, at times strained, process of negotiation/performance was clear to see, even for largely ignorant balanda.
Bush's state visit to China in 2002 was similarly aimed at stabilizing strained relations.
The humor that is meant to spring from their cluelessness is, at best, strained.
His relationship with sections of the Welsh media is, at best, strained.
The void initiation and growth or decohesion between the reinforcements and matrix takes place at higher strained region.
Celebrity coaches earn many times more than college presidents, and even teams at financially strained public universities train in lavish facilities financed by donors and corporate sponsors.
Difficult, anyone could think, reading an account of Mr. Crace's novels, particularly this one; and lofted at so strained an altitude that oxygen must surely be lacking.
Daniel Burman's Dos hermanos (Brother and Sister), featuring veteran actors Graciela Borges and Antonio Gasalla, took a wry but affectionate look at the strained relationship between two siblings following their mother's death.
