Sentence examples for increase strain on from inspiring English sources

And an earthquake in one place can increase strain on a fault some distance away.

These errors can raise barriers to correct diagnosis when a problem exists, create unnecessary stress when one does not and increase strain on overtaxed healthcare systems.

Investment in these dimensions would not increase strain on resources, with potential benefit.

The evidence is conflicting about any association between patellar tendinopathy and obesity, a condition which is known to increase strain on joints and tendons throughout the body, especially the weight-bearing joints, with some studies showing no association [ 18, 23].

Camber on a road can cause athletes to head toward the kerb requiring continual correction, placing increased strain on one arm or the other.

The town's sewage works are overwhelmed, and there is increasing strain on the water supply.

Seismologists, he said, have recently detected evidence of increased strain on faults in the area.

The influx has put increasing strain on an asylum service labouring under severe fiscal constraint.

But the welfare benefit changes of recent years have put increasing strain on the finances of many families.

Rapid urbanisation in many parts of the developing world is putting an increasing strain on the ability of cities to deliver critical services such as water and sanitation.

The steady increase in the proportion of the aged puts an increasing strain on the working population to provide pensions, medical and social services, and retirement housing.