Sentence examples for has strained ties from inspiring English sources
The issue has strained ties between Iraq and Turkey, which has launched cross-border attacks against the P.K.K. several times in recent years.
The unveiling of the secret schemes has strained ties between the US, the European Union and Russia, where Snowden has been granted asylum.
China's emergence as a leading global economic and military power has strained ties with Washington, and the two have also clashed over cybertheft and human rights.
The case has strained ties at a time when Italy is trying to sell sophisticated helicopters to India and amid anger over suspected bribes paid by the Italian conglomerate Finmeccanica to Indian military officials.
Peskov said Obama "expressed regret" over the warplane incident, which has strained ties between Russia and Turkey, exposing the possibility of more conflict between foreign powers operating in Syria.
The lack of progress in implementing the 17-year-old deal has strained ties between the United States and Japan, its largest Asian ally, at a time when both nations face the challenge of China's rising military might.
It notably did not include any participants from Saudi Arabia, where non-Muslim worship is not tolerated and with which the Vatican has had strained ties.
The settlement, whose broad outlines were reported last week, came after a long-running negotiation that had strained ties between the United States and France.
India, with the exception of the Taliban era, has always had strong ties to Afghanistan since Partition; conversely, Islamabad with the exception of the Taliban period, has had strained ties with Kabul.
The European commission and Germany, which both had strained ties with the last Law and Justice-led government that fell apart in 2007, said they hoped for good relations with the new government.
No one here disputes that these trends give Mr. Erdogan the legitimacy — both at home and abroad — to lash out at Israel and to cut deals with Iran over its nuclear energy, moves that have strained ties with its chief ally and longtime supporter, the United States.
