Strain

Bending, much less breaking, will not come naturally to such a prideful country.

This relationship, however, is not always without strain.

A common example is a plant root growing in humid air bending toward a higher relative humidity level.

Yet freedom of speech in the West is under strain.

The Russian strain of political messianism is pretty much exhausted.

And most important, a wise person does this improvising and rule bending in the service of the right aims.

For example, additional letters may be added to indicate a strain.

Griffith concluded that the type II R had been transformed into the lethal III S strain by a transforming principle that was somehow part of the dead III S strain bacteria.

For example, refugees leaving Sudan can strain the stability of neighboring Chad.

Prolonged periods of strain tend to weaken the fabric of institutional cooperation.

You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!

Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

To what extent the EU can take this strain, only time will tell.

The immense response by central banks and finance ministries has eased the strain.

Under tremendous strain, Tymoshenko s government succeeded in keeping the budget deficit under control.

We realize that reporting can be a strain on already limited administrative resources.

The arc of EU history seems to be bending to catastrophe the sort of periodic European disaster that integration was intended to prevent.

In January 2003, Anastacia decided to have her breasts reduced because of back strain.

One strain of HPAI A(H5N1) is spreading globally after first appearing in Asia.

Do you see how much it's bending like that? We can't figure that out that's an unsolved mystery. We don't know how it works.

BERLIN When placed under too much strain, chains tend to break at the weakest link.

And experts worry that the novel H1N1 virus could mutate into a more severe strain.

It is a strain to think that governments have the same motivations as private citizens.

Nor does the ECB have reason to be gratified with its strain of quantitative easing.

Many references to bird flu and H5N1 in the popular media refer to this strain.

This means that he will have to deal with a large number of threats, vulnerabilities, and independent actors who may resist bending to America s will.

For starters, the Sprague Dawley strain of rats that he used is naturally prone to tumors.

For example, a flu strain is a certain biological form of the influenza or flu virus.

But what is the matter with the unbelievers , that they strain their glances continuously towards them ,

But the system for protecting human rights at the international level is today under considerable strain.

Indeed, the Putin administration established a track record of bending rules and bullying foreign investors, with the support of prosecutors, tax authorities, regulatory agencies, and courts.

Nutation is the bending movements executed by some plant organs, such as stems, leaves, roots, etc., by which the part is inclined successively in various directions.

The strain on Syria s neighbors is immense, and the conflict is inexorably seeping into the wider region.

A number of critical issues were placing a great strain on the fragile situation on the ground.

But I am afraid that the problematic strain within Islam is not the province of a few extremists.

This strain further reduces the risk of having US troops stationed on the Korean side of China s border.

The syndrome may be due to anatomical variations in the muscle nerve relationship, or from overuse or strain.

Most tensile structures are supported by some form of compression or bending elements, such as masts (as in The O2, formerly the Millennium Dome), compression rings or beams.

Well, there are teams of scientists at Harvard and the University of Utah that are bending their brains to try to figure out what the Tarahumara have known forever.

To pay back the debt without strain, we need a booming economy. Talk of government spending cuts is premature.

This will put pressure on the rural economy and place more strain on areas already grappling with meagre resources.

This has increased demands for social and political rights and greater economic opportunity, placing authoritarian rule under growing strain.

H7N9 is a bird flu strain of the species Influenza virus A (avian influenza virus or bird flu virus).

All of these challenges are putting a strain on the capacity of the State to accomplish its mission effectively.