Sentence examples for is strained at from inspiring English sources

Nevertheless, he says, his relationship with the recording industry is strained, at best.

There is a bond between parent and player, even if it seems the relationship is strained at times.

On a road network whose capacity is strained at the best of times, travelers brave enormous jams, exhaustion and bandits to make it back home.

Their relationship is strained at the best of times, the search for a father who deserted them long ago striking to the very heart of their rivalry.

At this, Michael Martin's jovial smile, the one that has been clearly nodding along with the fun, is strained at the edges.

The breadth of his crimes, the simplicity of the schemes and the apparent ease with which he got away with them over the years also suggest that the city's oversight is strained, at best.

Hales is straining at the leash to get a game, understandably.

The Anglican communion is straining at the seams to accommodate diverse views over issues such as women bishops and gay marriage.

A junkyard dog is straining at his chain as Chris frantically bangs on the door.

Her face is crinkled up so bad her badly botched nose is straining at its seams to hang onto the face it is so unfortunately stapled to.

The sessions were strained at first.