Sentence examples for serious strain from inspiring English sources

The education system, he added, was also under serious strain.

In particular, he said, Russia is under serious strain.

But yesterday that relationship came under serious strain.

For the first time in 14 years together, we experienced serious strain in our relationship.

"The C.F.T.C. is under serious strain at its current funding level," Mr. Dunn said.

The influx has put a serious strain on services, particularly housing.

Yet, like Mozart's great comedies, "Giasone" has a serious strain, which deepens as the work goes on.

His battalion is under serious strain: In their first six months of deployment, some soldiers had only three days off.

Allende's government, by now, was under serious strain and everywhere there were signs of a coordinated plot to topple the Popular Unity rule.

In another sign of serious strain on the NHS, more than 3.5 million patients are now waiting for a planned operation in England – the highest number since 2008.

Assad also conceded that the economy was under serious strain: "The collapse of the Syrian economy is the most serious problem that we are facing so far.