Sentence examples for it is strained from inspiring English sources
But transportation experts say it is strained to its limits.
We find that both film thickness and film substrate attractions influence not only the mechanical properties of thin films, but also the shape and location of the "weak spots" where voids preferentially form in a film as it is strained beyond its point of maximum tensile stress.
Your sympathy for the incarcerated does you credit, even if it is strained by those who've committed particularly heinous acts.
It is strained through hempen cloth to remove physical impurities, after being pounded and stirred in shallow wooden tubs to give it uniform liquidity.
Arable land is considered one of Malawi's most significant natural resources, although it is strained by both the country's high population density and its agriculture-based economy.
But it is strained to argue that the fact of the criminal investigation would make Mr. Trump's testimony either be more time-consuming or more demeaning than was Mr. Clinton's.
It is straining public finances at every level of government.
It is straining relations between Kabul and Islamabad and between the US and Pakistan.
It is the second trial in Italy involving Americans, and it is straining relations between the countries.
The crucial element of any thought is whether or not it is straining for some kind of resolution or being held harmless in a larger field of awareness.
