Sentences with phrase «put under strain»

The main focus of the story is Chad Cutler (Fassbender) and his young family, and how this relationship is put under strain by the negative influence of his religiously devout father, Colby (Brendan Gleeson).

Mr Alexander explained that the UK wanted the temporary unilateral ceasefire, put under strain by exchanges of missile fire earlier today, into a lasting peace.

The country was put under strain as a result, he added.

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But households are straining under debt, and rates will eventually rise, putting an end to the borrowing frenzy.

Other problems loom globally: The Ivory Coast, center of world cocoa production, is under strain from drought — putting the world's chocolate industry at risk.

By the time things simmered down, Brooklyn's inner - city schools were in considerably worse shape, white liberals had become accustomed to making excuses for black violence, and the old alliances between the civil - rights movement, on the one hand, and the American labor movement and organized American Jewry, on the other, had been put under severe strain.

I think if you spend long periods apart you put a relationship inevitably under strain and, using the euphemism, other distractions have a habit of filling the vacuum and if you're not careful you find that, for one reason or another, the relationship you once had has dwindled.»

The report also warns these shortfalls will increase as inflation combines with the current freeze on working age benefits to put family budgets under new and greater strain.

Failing to stay in the Premier League might put the club under financial strain with reports suggesting that there are a couple of players without any release clause if ever the club ends up in Championship.

The China phenomenon is frequently depicted at official and unofficial levels as having put European - US ties under strain, mostly arising from a confluence of the growing significance of Asia in US economic and strategic policy; Europe's political and economic malaise; and China's more confident and assertive external policies that include the prospect of enhanced financial and economic ties between major European countries and China.

This puts public services under «enormous strain» as the central Government grant is lower than it should be.

If any questionable behaviour is found to have taken place, the Labour leadership candidate could see his campaign put under severe strain.

«The failure to address this issue by the Government is putting a huge strain on public services and putting those services under threat.

His comments about «the economic gains of a recession» were met with anger by TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady, who said: «Not only is the government failing to deal with the living standards crisis, their advisers are revelling in the jobs and wage squeeze that is putting people's finances under strain.»

He noted that the shortfall in oil has affected the Federal Government and put not less than 28 states under severe financial strain, adding that if not for the courage of the President and his team, the country could have gone totally bankrupt.

He said the statement by Monitor, that leading hospitals must make savings of up to 7 per cent a year, proved that the reorganisation of the NHS and cost - cutting plans are putting the system under «huge strain».

Bicyclobutanes are difficult to make because the bonds between the carbon atoms are bent at angles that put them under a great deal of strain.

But as he went on it became sort of more and more heavy and more and more and strain, and finally in the last sentence he said that the narrator of this review, the persona that he was putting on said, that Martin Gardner occasionally writes reviews under pseudonyms and one of the pseudonyms that he uses is blah, blah, blah, and that was the name of the person who was supposedly writing this review.

This «piezomagnetic» material changes its magnetic properties when put under mechanical strain.

While science has been able to replicate these abilities with artificial skin, the colour changes are often only visible to the naked eye when the material is put under huge mechanical strain.

Any greater than two kg a week and you are putting your body under undue strain as well as risking dehydration,» Freney says.

In general, by manipulating time under tension and putting the muscle under longer bouts of strain, you can create a better «pump» and ensure maximal engagement of the target muscle.

If you are holding it in when you really need to go you put your kidneys under intense strain and if you do it regularly it's even worse.

That's why, when you consume alcohol in excess, you put them under a lot of strain.

First off, foam rolling is a high - pressure exercise, and putting your joints under that much pressure can lead to injury or strain.

Training every single day at high intensities puts your central nervous system (CNS) under unnecessary strain.

Undertaking chemotherapy puts the liver under considerable strain.

During this time, your muscles are stimulated to grow to keep up with the strain you are putting them under in your workouts.

You can also find BHB Salts blended with other nutrients to aid optimal performance while putting your body under strain.

Physically and emotionally, young love can put your body under strain.

Physically and emotionally, young, intense love can put your body under strain.

We have to think about the whole child because one will succeed in many different ways in life and if the education system puts academic measurement as the main way of measuring, then we place children and institutions under enormous strain.»

They say pressure from Ofsted forces heads to strive for the perfect school, putting staff under unbearable strain.

This total engagement of the drive train puts tremendous strain on the components of the drive train when the van is moving at speed under power.

carcus3: If generator efficiency losses are high (the hotter things get, the worse they will be), then they may be putting a lot of strain on the 1.4 under some circumstances.

The display puts the minimum strain on your eyes, thanks to the real paper like display that works incrediblt well under an array of lighting conditions and does not produce the least of glare or flickering.

From the Nazis» youthful victims innocently exulting in a «put the Jews in the ghetto» game... to a May Day march through Budapest under the blaring strains of prerecorded cheers... to the almost surreal scenes of young escapees securing the help of a hunchbacked peasant and his fantastically beautiful, colorfully costumed wife, he paints a vivid and suspenseful, personal and cultural portrait.

It makes sense — put people under unimaginable strain, and it opens up so many possibilities for what happens next.

Similarly, the US dollar's reign as the global currency was challenged by the introduction of the Euro in 1999 and put under further strain by the growth in emerging market currencies.

Nyberg's husband Dan Zimmermann said the new law has put the couple under a lot of strain and uncertainty, which defeats the purpose of selling it in the first place.

However I would never be able to provide this for every client because it would put my practice under too much financial strain.

Bone & Joint Support Whether working or just on a walk with his owner, the Rottweiler is always active and enthusiastic, and puts his joints under strain.

This gives your dog the carbohydrates it needs but in a form that's easily digestible so its intestines aren't put under too much strain

Any unexpected illness or accident could put you under financial strain unless you have pet insurance.

She may look cute but Lucy is just one of over 1,600 homeless kittens currently putting the charity Cats Protection under strain as it struggles...

Basically, the veterinarian will mix a fresh fecal sample from the dog with a special solution, strain the mixture, put it into a test tube covered with a glass lid, spin it down in a centrifuge and then look at the material that sticks to the underside of the glass coverslip under a microscope.

This decision was made so that servers are not put under further strain in the initial launch period.

Over the course of the twentieth century, building maintenance put the Basler Kunstverein under increasing financial strain.

In his latest blog, View from the President's Chambers, Munby P said only a minority of divorces give rise to a money claim, and the concentration of divorce cases in a limited number of regional divorce centres was putting the administration of ancillary relief under «unnecessary and avoidable strains».

Fraud investigations and court proceedings are often long running and highly complex, putting defendants under much stress and strain throughout.