Sentence examples for sorely strained from inspiring English sources
One casualty may yet be Mr Darling himself, whose reputation for competence has been sorely strained.
Iraq has sorely strained the covenant between the armed forces and the country they defend.
That resolve, and his ability to control the Council, could be sorely strained in the coming weeks.
If not, come spring, neighbors who maintain friendly relations all winter can find those relations sorely strained.
George Osborne's speech on Friday appeared principally motivated by his continuing need to avenge his mauling at the hand of Peter Mandelson over Oleg Deripaska and shore up his personal credibility with his back-benchers, which was so sorely strained by that affair.
The system was sorely tested, and while it strained under pressure, it held.
A move toward implementation of relational classification schemes based on inherent properties of whole genomes could provide sorely needed continuity in how strains are referenced across manuscripts and data sets.
With the number of multi-drug resistant BCC strains on the rise [ 12, 28, 29], a new drug is sorely needed, particularly to treat BCC strains that display resistance to the frontline antibacterial drugs currently in use [ 29, 30].
If they're seeking Penelope and the gentle strain of a lute, however, they'll be sorely disappointed.
