The strain is likely to grow more acute as the government depends on helicopter gunships to extend its reach to parts of the country rendered impassable to logistics convoys and even armored vehicles by the rebels' improvised bombs.
Researchers have also found that climate change-enhanced heat and humidity are conducive to the spread of falciparum malaria, the disease's deadliest strain.
The reality is, however, that the French prison system is under great strain and faces totally new challenges related to geo-political tensions in north Africa and the Middle East.
Like Woakes, the spin-bowling all-rounder Mooen Ali missed Friday's dead-rubber against Afghanistan with a side strain but is expected to be named.
Villa then embarked on a wretched run of two wins in 21 matches, plummeting down the table and stinking the place out with a strain of football that yielded an average of less than half a goal per Premier League game.
Make your own rhubarb cordial – put 400-450g rhubarb, 250g sugar, the juice of half a lemon and 500ml water in a pan, bring to a boil, simmer until the rhubarb has disintegrated, then cool, strain through muslin into a jug (it will take a few hours to drip through) and refrigerate; or buy a decent commercial brand.
All of these approaches put pressure on a placement, and can strain the relationship between a young person and the foster family.
China rebuked the US when it called for Pu's release earlier this month, and the charges may add to strain on a trip already complicated by tensions over the South China Sea.
Many NHS trusts are already significantly in deficit, and the strain is beginning to show across the country.
Security guards at Rothamsted Research called police on Sunday morning when an alarm was tripped around private land where scientists are growing a GM strain of wheat that produces a natural aphid repellent found in peppermint and other plants.
With the strain on acute hospitals – be it in overstretched A&E units, cancelled operations, bed blockers or hospital-acquired infections, top of the wish list for many will be telehealth and telecare.
