Since then, he said, rumors have put him under strain.

There will be a downturn, which will then put us under real strain.

The 1978 season would prove to be a disastrous one for the club off the field, putting it under immense financial strain.

However, this puts his body under intense strain and can only be used for short periods of time.

I could see that suppressed grief had put him under strain but he was somehow carrying on.

The challenges of the technique and the high costs involved put the firm's partnership under such financial strain that it had to be dissolved.

The expenditure for this war was extensive and put the economy under severe strain.

A war on terror puts this system under real strain.

We've been putting you under considerable strain for the last year.

As Major said, in his deadpan way, "the special relationship has never been put under such strain".