I reckon I strained myself.

We are aware that your heart is strained by what they say.

We are aware that your heart is strained by what they say.

Brotherly tempers started to get strained.

His face was strained and sweaty

Education is the key to giving strained populations hope for a better future.

As a result, the existing law is here on strained terms with an established practice.

29. Relations between judicial and police officials were often strained.

I'm strained already from carrying that big, fat poodle around.

Relations between italy and yugoslavia in 1926 were a bit strained.

The Appeals Chamber is bound to be strained as trials are completed by both the ICTR and the ICTY.

During the reporting period, the political situation in the country remained strained.

Their need for shelter, food and medicine has already strained government resources.

Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.

President Barack Obama recently journeyed to Moscow in order to reset strained United States Russian ties. The European Union, though not in need of a reset because of strained ties with its eastern neighbors, is involved in a deep strategic reconstruction of those relations.

The recent violence in Khartoum and Juba undoubtedly strained intercommunal relations in those two cities.

In some countries, debt servicing has strained valuable resources that could otherwise be channelled to development.

However, IMF resources have become strained by the demands imposed on them by the recent crises.

I've had the responsibility of your mother, not mine for years, and I'm tired and strained.

A Caribbean poet laureate tells us that the faces of men and women are strained and anxious.

Although Mr. Hariri carefully avoided this debate, his relations with President Emil Lahoud, who is generally described as the favourite of the Syrian Arab Republic, were strained.

This has substantially strained both the financial and human resources of the programme, which have not grown commensurately.

Those and other violations of the rights of refugees and asylum seekers had strained the international protection regime for refugees.

One indicator of this was the increasing involvement of the ICSC secretariat in staff litigation, which strained its limited resources.

It should be noted by way of context that political relations between the two countries were seriously strained at that time.

She spoke of the strained relations between the Cayman Islands and the administering Power and of the ever increasing disparity of their interests.

Indeed, the continuing existence of strained relations between the two countries, with both of whom my country enjoys friendly relations, is not in the interest of any one of us, including the United Nations.

Comments from Washington considered that the move could irritate China on the occasion that the relations between China and the United States were strained.

At the Phi Phi Hill Resort, I was tucked into the corner furthest away from the television, but I strained to listen for information.

The Chairman As I announced yesterday, because of my strained voice, I will ask a Vice Chairperson, Mrs. Gabriela Martinic, to chair this meeting.

UNHCR continues to stress that even when reception systems may be strained by a large number of arrivals, the maintenance of proper procedures is vital to ensure the assessment of persons with legitimate protection concerns.

Even where reception systems may be strained by large numbers of illegal arrivals, it remains essential that proper procedures are in place to assess status.

The expansion of United Nations peacekeeping activities, both in numbers and in types of activity, has strained both the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and OIOS.

This would have a negative impact on the economy and put further pressure on the infrastructure, already strained due to the Ethiopian and Somali refugees.

Because of the strained economic situation in the Russian Federation, which has made it difficult to uphold earlier maintenance practices, some Russian commentators indeed argue that the Russian nuclear inventory is now to a large extent technically unreliable.

When he saw that he didn't prevail against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh, and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was strained, as he wrestled.

When he saw that he didn't prevail against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh, and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was strained, as he wrestled.

The balance of payments situation of much of SSA will be further strained by higher import costs for foodstuffs due to reduced subsidies in major exporting countries.

MICIVIH was instrumental in organizing a series of meetings bringing together the police and the representatives of the local community in Cabaret to repair their strained relations.

Accordingly, calls for German leadership will disappear and its strained public finances will suppress requests for financial transfers. One wonders how the discussion about leadership for Europe will look then?

As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, we are not enemies but friends. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.

Li Yunqiang, who came first, looked relaxed and waved to his supporters with smile, while the follower, Zhangzhaoliang, appeared nervous and put on a strained smile. Both of them didn't speak.

22. One of the consequences of the method of recruiting domestic servants, the living conditions imposed on them and the problem of adaptation to Kuwaiti society and to the families with which they live is that relations between employers and employees can easily become strained.

This has been officially admitted, so why reopen the ghastly business now, at a time when rescinding the apology would make Japan s already strained relations with China and South Korea many times worse?

This incident highlights the need to effectively address the strained relationship between the two security forces, including through a clear definition of their respective roles and disciplinary action against those responsible for the latest incident.