The wide-ranging corruption investigation into the lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, has further strained the ties between the president and his top Justice Department officials.
Ms. Reding acknowledged the apparent incongruity of discussing the harmonization of E.U. rules at a time of extreme discord within the bloc over economic policy, with debt woes straining the ties that bind together the euro zone.
There is no reason to assume that we are exempt, especially since Federal Reserve policy, wealth concentration, political polarization, and aggressive policy centralization is straining the ties that bind.
"By confounding and transgressing the natural boundaries between generations, cloning could strain the social ties between them," it said.
And do we strain against the ties that bind us to break free, or to reassure ourselves that they will hold?
Some horses don't like their head tied during this process, and will strain against the ties when they realize you are going to do something unpleasant so you can always try foregoing the cross ties and putting the lead rope over your shoulder instead If the horse is cooperative, stand on a 55 gallon (208.2 L) drum, or a mounting stairs.
The blunt comments by Obama administration officials illustrated how the campaign tactics Netanyahu used to win an unexpectedly strong victory in Tuesday's election have further strained the historic ties between the United States and Israel.
The upcoming summit will be the last chance to bolster the fragile partnership before the ritual China-bashing of the presidential election cycle once again strains the ties between Washington and Beijing.
The killings have badly strained the already weakened ties between the Bush administration and the Palestinian Authority.
The killing of Khashoggi, who wrote columns critical of Prince Mohammed, has strained the decades-long ties the kingdom enjoys with the United States.
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty for five out of 11 suspects charged in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in a case that has strained the kingdom's ties with key Western allies, his office said on Thursday.
