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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

The EU is hardly powerless to address the tragic situation in and around the Mediterranean. The new European Commission, Council, and Parliament should be able to uphold the EU s humanitarian obligations by reducing the number of deaths at sea, thereby setting the stage for a more reasonable public debate about migration, while improving strained relations with Africa.

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.

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.

This is a bad situation.

The situation is very serious.

The situation is clearly unsustainable.

The humanitarian situation is poor.

Still, the situation is delicate.

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 situation is one of division.

There is unanimity on the situation.

The situation is fragile utterly fragile.

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.

That is, historically, a really unique situation.

So what we've got is a situation.

So this is a rather fraught situation.

The situation is worse than we believed.

And this is the situation you see.

The situation is improving, so cheer up!

The situation is worse than I'd thought.

The situation is worse than I thought.

It is important that this situation continues.

That situation is neither satisfactory nor desirable.

Meanwhile, the economic situation is declining steadily.

The situation in Iraq is not abating.

The situation, to be honest, is very serious.

Now this, for me, is a common situation.

Here is the situation countries are turning inwards.

The situation in Kyrgyzstan is a real mess.