Not while I'm under this strain.

Her heart could not withstand the strain you put upon it.

People do such things under the strain of necessity.

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

Others cannot understand why they should bail out countries whose irresponsible misconduct put not only themselves, but also the common currency, under strain.

Yet freedom of speech in the West is under strain.

This was where I began to crack under the strain.

Since then the unprecedented number of humanitarian emergencies world wide have put the new arrangements under severe strain as regards managerial, operational and political issues.

I can see that you've been under a great nervous strain lately.

That the Security Council is under strain is illustrated in very many ways.

It's just that I have been under such a strain and now this.

Strain

Global warming is set to put potable water supplies under increasing strain even as oceans rise and the intensity and frequency of storms and other extreme weather events increase.

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

Many demands and problems foisted on the United Nations have put a lot of strain on its coffers.

Make a strain.

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

A man'll say all kinds of things, do all kinds of things under strain, won't he?

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

That has put a tremendous strain on our roads, which has been exacerbated by high rainfall, flooding and landslides.

The people of Haiti are under severe strain, notwithstanding efforts to maintain the flow of humanitarian assistance.

In the past three years, ever since you left the bank... you've been under a terrible strain.

Something of a strain.

The recent surge in peacekeeping had put an extraordinary strain on the capacity of the Secretariat to adequately support peacekeeping operations.

The result is to put increased strain on the Organization apos s reserves, thereby rendering its financial situation even more difficult.

That serious violation of the agreements put some strain on the peace process I trust that this chapter is now closed.

Take your time. Don't strain.

Put 'em under the bed.

! Put him under guard below.

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

Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.

In the three years since we adopted resolution 46 182, and with it the establishment of new mechanisms for the United Nations system apos s response to emergencies, these new arrangements have been put under severe strain.

Electrocardiogram (EKG ECG) testing is done to check for evidence that the heart is under strain from high blood pressure.

That was particularly important in the light of the recent surge in peacekeeping activity, which had put a great strain on the Organization.

Strain in the German German relationship.

Now don't strain yourself, Will Mossop.

Oh, put your head under that

To put me under a spell

Put the torches under the chariot.

Furthermore, expenditures which could only partially alleviate the situation of the States concerned would put a further strain on the Organization apos s budget.

All the energy extracted up to now from the Earth's interior has put a strain on the shell which contains the force within it.

This comes at a time when the need for scaling up programmes is putting already weak health systems under increasing strain.

It is evident that existing structures both at United Nations Headquarters and in the field have come under very considerable strain.

That could actually happen if the economy of my country collapses under the strain of sanctions imposed on a neighbouring country.

Put folder into an existing repository to put it under revision control.