Sentence examples for have been straining from inspiring English sources

The Himalayan pilgrimage centers have been straining to cope with the disaster.

Recent economic opportunities have been straining such norms as much as iconoclastic Maoism ever did.

As a former U.S. national security official, I have been straining — along with many fellow Americans — to understand the Iranian nuclear puzzle.

Most of Germany's big retailers have been straining under the twin pressures of intense price competition and the refusal of German consumers to spend freely.

As a result, these mainly Labour councils have been straining every sinew to find new ways to deliver more with less.

Leaders of the writers' guild have been straining to break a cycle under which directors have often reached agreements that became a pattern for the industry on central issues.

Relations have been strained for decades.

Relations between Britain and Iran have been strained recently.

Relations with the suburbs have been strained for decades.

But these advances have been strained by this year's surge.

But Byron's loyalty must at times have been strained.