Sentence examples for were very strained from inspiring English sources

But relations were very strained before all this.

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

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

Consequently, their relations were very strained, to put it mildly.

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

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

Many women are very strained by their double commitments".