"capital strain" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It refers to the financial strain or pressure placed on a company or organization due to a lack of available capital or resources. Example: The company's expansion plans were put on hold due to the capital strain caused by the economic downturn.
Julianne Smith, director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said the mission in Afghanistan was at risk of failure, as political support in European capitals strained NATO's ability to sustain, let alone expand its effort there.
Penn Square's troubles came because they were irresponsible lenders dealing with irresponsible borrowers Eventually it was found that Penn Square was burdened by too rapid growth, inadequate capital & strained liquidity, etc. Due to the bank's fall Seattle-First Nat'l.
The complementary surplus this generated in the developing countries from which the imports came enabled them to pay the interest and profit on British capital without straining their balances of payments.
This American leadership took enormous political capital and strained long-standing relationships, but, as history has shown, it was what had to be done.
Viewed from high up aboard Boris Johnson's cable car, the great glass monument shrinks to a mere pin prick on the capital's sky line, straining for attention between the stern, established megaliths of Canary Wharf.
"In that frozen period, diplomatic ties between Washington and this capital city were strained, then stretched thin, then severed".
The deep backdrop to the dispute, as with so many fraught issues in the capital, are the strains arising from success.
Accounting changes will bring about $125 billion of off-balance-sheet assets back on to BofA's balance-sheet early next year, straining capital.Mr Lewis will soon leave these worries behind.
Making matters worse, accounting changes will bring about $125 billion of off-balance-sheet assets back on to BofA's books early next year, straining capital ratios further.There is a risk that BofA's escape from TARP will prompt other banks, such as Wells Fargo and Citigroup, to attempt premature exits.
EVEN in Asia, capital markets are under strain.
