While praise for the renovations was almost universal, they strained severely the Hotel's finances.

And last week, the paper narrowly averted a strike that would have strained its finances even further.

Or maybe you or a family member had an accident that strained your finances.

The Panic of 1837 and the ensuing lean economic times strained the church's finances enough that it seriously considered closing in 1842.

That leaves almost $500 million that might have to be borrowed, which analysts say could strain Softbank's finances.

This could strain Continental's finances when the carrier is making progress toward building itself into one of the nation's leading carriers.

But it also strained the company's finances, and after several crises the company finally failed for good in 1858.

But the expense of wars leading to the total control of India strained the Company's finances.

Its deep, mellow tone appealed to him, though it strained his finances.

The war with France was extremely expensive, straining Great Britain's finances.