Bryant claims that he was upset that O'Neal publicly said that he couldn't win a championship without him, and relations were further strained when Bryant was accused of sexual assault.
Diplomatic ties between Germany and Turkey were further strained when the journalist Volker Schwenck of the public broadcaster ARD was detained at Istanbul airport on Tuesday morning and denied entry to the country.
Relations were further strained when, within a few weeks of his inauguration, Mr. Carter found himself in the middle of an international crisis, courtesy of a small community in Queens.
Relations with the Ethiopian church were further strained when, in the wake of Eritrea's declaration of independence in 1993, Orthodox faithful in Eritrea appealed to Shenouda, who had honorary primacy among the Oriental Orthodox in Africa, for autocephalacy.
Tensions were further strained when it was reported on September 29th that the White House was promoting a plan to enlist labour unions and civil-rights groups to donate money towards an advertising campaign condemning the Republicans' handling of the impeachment procedure.
His friendship with Karev is further strained when the two become trapped in an elevator with a patient who begins to bleed out.
By 1985, they had fallen out over a disagreement on their using and sharing of drugs, and their friendship was further strained when Everett was outed by his biographer Audrey Lee "Lady Lee Middletonn, with Mercury taking Lee's side.
Relations between Ibn Tulun and al-Muwaffaq were further strained when al-Mu'tamid tried to play off the two men against each other to regain his own authority and independence.
He had to take a year off after his junior year to teach school, and his expenses were further strained when he contracted a severe case of pneumonia and incurred hospital bills.
As a result, her relationship with her parents suffered, and was further strained when every summer she returned to the Dominican Republic to "reinforce their identities not only as Dominicans but also as proper young ladies".
