Sentence examples for was very strained from inspiring English sources

"My relationship with my mother, for the next 23 years, was very strained.

By 1840, the settlement was very strained; pressure from white settlers, scarcity of wood and the uncertainty of whether the band had claims to the land they occupied forced the band council to begin considering relocation.

But relations were very strained before all this.

"For an Olympic year we've been very strained.

When the Falklands war broke out, relations for a time were very strained.

"Relations have been very strained between Russia and Turkey of late so Moscow will be trying its utmost to contain the damage this might cause," she added.

CH: Well, I certainly very much hope that, obviously, the process of healing in the relationships, which have been very strained in the family, will proceed, now that this is slowly getting behind us.

"The population is very strained.

And the relations between China and Norway are very strained at the moment".

It was a milestone for Polish-German relations, which for hundreds of years were very strained.

Many women are very strained by their double commitments".