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In Germany, firefighters and soldiers are desperately trying to reinforce strained riverbanks.

"Madara, he interrupted my slaughter and then he took enjoyment in helping me, " Itachi's words are strained but he continues.

She hears the voice of her mother, high and strained and tight with fear, and turns away.

"Yes, it is hard work, " he said, pausing while both he and his wife raised their work-strained faces to mine.

HP interim CEO Cathie Lesjak acknowledged that the relationship between the two companies had been "strained" by the matter.

Although my relationship with Dad was strained at the end of his life, I admired him a great deal.

If it is a strained relationship, if the connection between the idea and its object is tenuous, then we are dealing with an unclear idea.

Within the last few months it became increasingly plain to me that Sir Charles's nervous system was strained to the breaking point.

Mr. Jandali said he had almost no contact with him and also has a strained relationship with Ms. Simpson.

The other is of his own increasingly strained relations with his father, for a number of years a senior occupant of the house of warmongers.

Nerve of the whole body seems to be so strained as to need to break.

Yesterday, Coach Eddie Jordan said the all-star forward would "probably" miss his seventh straight game with that strained left hip flexor.

Mr. Heywood said he did not know where any extra financing would come from. "I think the budget is strained already, " he said.

her gray sun - strained eyes looked back at me with polite reciprocal curiosity out of a wan , charming , discontented face.

When called to account, both have been dismissive of the legal process and have had a strained relationship with the truth.

I strained to see what I thought was something pink, miraculously peeking out of a drift.

Those ties have been strained throughout much of his presidency, in large part due to the war in Iraq.

The relationship between EU countries and Mr Wolfowitz had always been strained as a result of his involvement in the Iraq conflict.

Relations between the two countries have been strained by their growing dispute over a group of islands that lies between them.

But having had a year of failing to adapt to our new reality, our relationship was being strained to its limits.

Slowing to 25 mph, he strained to see the highway in front of him.

But if little seems to be changing inside Cuba, its long-strained relations with the West may be easing.

He strained his eyes in the direction of the sound, but it was like trying to see through a blanket.

But look, strained speed how much a flash in the pan.

A personal trainer. Thank heaven. Can you take a look at my right bicep? I seemed to have strained it.

She strained forward trying to hear and soon she found her muscles aching from tension .

Connecting the public and the personal in today's financially-strained world is one way to turn down the heat. For both brand and consumer.

listen to your heartbeat for one minute before getting engaged in important tasks , or at a time of feeling upset or strained.

Growing up her relationship with her father was strained, and as a result she has not spoken to him in recent years.

"There were 15 of them, all of them are gone, " said the father as he strained to hold back tears.

Every muscle in her shoulders and arms went taut as she strained to maintain the pressure, to squeeze back the flood.

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

D: Nothing serious; it's just a strained back. Acupuncture is the most effective treatment for this kind of backache.

In the following days our online conversations, which had been close, became cool, strained.

He was stiff and sore now and his wounds and all of the strained parts of his body hurt with the cold of the night.

"Severus, " she said in a strained whisper. "May I speak to you? It's urgent. "

Months later, Jack still feels lousy about this conversation and his relationship with Michael remains strained.

She looked back at him, erect, her face like a strained flag.

Honey extracted for human consumption is usually heated to destroy fermentation-causing yeasts and then strained.

But relations between the two men are more strained than at any time since the last general election, in 2008.

As he strained at the wheel, he wondered how a scream could go on so long.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Russia to patch up the strained relationship between the two countries.

In truth it was a strained right knee that required Pierce to be carried off the floor.

However, if outages were to become frequent the relationship would be strained and eventually a new provider would be selected.

The decision has strained at a relationship between the Pacific neighbours that has been difficult at the best of times.

The strained liquid grease will be ready to reuse, and it will not contain unappetizing crumbs and old food particles.

After the game, Lee said the nasty-looking injury was only a strained calf muscle.

His real feeling was belied to a certain extent by his strained, pale face and somewhat hazy stare.

Such a description is generally the antithesis of cadavers made typically available through donations, so the supply is further strained.

Yet despite his often strained ties with Chancellor Angela Merkel, Mr Sarkozy seems to find it hard to resist taunting her.

The evening was strained but friendly enough that we agreed to meet again the next day in Central Park.

" Good-night , Alexandra, " she called back in a strained voice, running down the gravel walk.

The face of Lan Hui becomes cilia a when white, cause have no he, Lan Hui this strained the waist all of a sudden!

And a failure to settle the Cyprus problem can only make Turkey's strained relations with the EU worse.

Carrie, coming in from another direction, thought she saw Mrs. Vance going away. She strained her eyes, but could not make sure.

The child strained to hear what his parents were saying.

He does not feel comfortable talking about those painful issues that once strained their relationship and made them grow distant.

Since the days of the ship after the incident, strained inter-Korean relations.

The system is characterized by four sides with a strained independent automatically aluminium frame.

The location of the U. S. military in Okinawa has strained relations between the two allies, however.

She might have never undergone this kind of instance, both strained and excited.

If you're using a cone-shaped filter, set it in a funnel over a container that is large enough to hold the strained liquid.

As relations across the demilitarised zone have grown more strained, investors appear to have become more sanguine.

All this meant that foreign policy in the DPJ's first year in office focused mainly on the strained relationship with America.

I admit that my relationship with them had been strained over the past few months but I never expected our marriages to end in this manner.

Also, marriage partners should consider ministerial counseling to help seek God's direction when marriage relationships are strained.

These workloads also showed us that even at the highest user counts the system was not strained in terms of end user response time.

If spend before exaltation place at the thoracic cavity, you of the shoulder will raise and give the body the strained sense.

But there are special reasons why the ordinary processes of mobilising the public should be strained at the moment.

In the background of the tragic story was the ugly divorce that had strained Gerald's relationship with his only child.

Relations between the two countries have been strained by disputes over interpretations of history and rights to natural resources.

Until you see the familiar images, hear the kind of cry, a reflective relax strained heart fall.

For decades it has endured industrial decline and strained relations with its suburbs.

He strained to hear what was being said.

Conversely, a recovering economy means fewer bank failures, so government balance-sheets are less likely to be strained by bail-outs.

She strained her ears and tried to hear what they were saying.

She felt that she must not yield. She must go on leading her strained, humdrum life.

She strained the boy suddenly and tightly in her arms, and slowly one tear after another fell on his wondering, unconscious face.

The authorities have adroitly strained the bonds of communication that gave the demonstrators a sense of common identity.

Also, follow the remedy for flat feet to give your arch a little extra support and ease the burden of your strained shin muscle.

The two substrates are separated, thereby leaving a layer of strained silicon on a front side of one of the substrates.

In contrary, lowest level of brightness may irritate your eyes and cause your eyes strained easily.

Shortly before we left Cyprus, Magan and I had a strained encounter with the Governor, Sir Hugh Foot.

Grace hanging onto her father's hand. Strained to see the man whom she had written to several months ago.

His political alliance has gradually weakened, and his main foreign backer, Saudi Arabia, has repaired its own strained ties with Syria.

You are visiting China AT a time when relATions between China and the United StATes are strained.

A hundred feet in the sky he lowered his webbed feet, lifted his beak, and strained to old a painful hard twisting curve through his wings.

Djinn Altis was a scholar of antiquity who often strained the rules of the Jedi order in his pursuit of knowledge.

Beneath the surface, relations are strained.

Moreover, the "Angolagate" trial, as the French call it, has strained relations between France and the oil-rich former Portuguese colony.

A: How did you end up having such a strained relationship with your neighbors?

Authorities have said they have no alternative to the sharp increases because surging crude oil prices have strained government finances.

The White House declared the trip a "private" one earlier in the week, although North Korea's officials strained to suggest otherwise.

Sours may be served (as above) over ice or strained straight up into a cocktail glass.

Everyone strained their ears to hear what she was saying.

Before the quake, the two nations' ties had been strained by a dispute over US military bases on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa.

The two leaders worked closely together during the Nato campaign against Libya, but relations have been strained in the eurozone crisis.

The United States and India's economic relationship is strained as well.

There was a strained atmosphere throughout the negotiation.

Mr Ma's predecessor, Chen Shui-bian, had angered China with moves towards formal independence, and relations had been severely strained.

The relations between them are rather strained.

The songwriter mourns his father's death, because their relationship had been strained and marked by silence rather than sharing.

Those with strained or stiff muscles around the neck and shoulders will find instant relief in this firm, yet comforting massage.

Their finances were already strained after years of restructuring.

Most of us have had personal friendships strained by the tensions of traveling together.

But under this pressure, my enchantment with him was strained.

And concerns about poor access to health care, creaky infrastructure, and a strained education pipeline are genuine.

Prudential is haggling furiously to avoid this, fearing that it might further stretch the already strained economics of the deal.

His resignation was the result, some concluded, of strained relations with the Hamilton family after the opening Australian Grand Prix.

and they had constricted her to a consistent and con-strained diet.

The endless interference in the overseas affairs strained the American administration's principles as well as its budgets.

So far, relations between the two sides are strained but courteous.

Mr. Karzai is wrapping up a visit aimed at mending strained relations with the United States.

But with medical costs soaring, and businesses feeling the weight of the recession, the system is strained.

He never strained when he didn't teel it necessary .

Downstream it led, after about a mile, to a tiny lock with heavy wooden gates that strained shut against the current.

The protests highlight Beijing's strained relationship with its ethnic minorities.

He began answering my questions in a weary, strained voice.

The countries' prime ministers met at an Asia-Europe summit in Brussels and said they would mend strained relations.

This "surge team" will help, but it is not a permanent fix, merely shuffling resources within a strained department.

Then in Turkey, the president "apologised some more" by talking of "strained trust" between the US and the Muslim world.

But as fighting wore on through the summer, China faced strained relations with an increasingly confident NTC.

Pretty rock song and i know Lee Hom was singing something about climax. And he strained his vocals pretty hard here too.

The mood around the table in the White House Cabinet Room appeared strained.

He then watched as the boy strained through the tough spot and scrambled to the top of the rock, a champion.

If the pain is severe, you may have strained this area enough to cause a stress fracture in the tibia.

He also found life in Eastern Europe friendly but strained, he says, throttled by black markets, scarcity and unmet government promises.

Straight up refers to a cocktail prepared in a mixing set, strained into chilled glass and served without ice.

But his tenure was marked by domestic gridlock, strained relations with China and the US, and a string of corruption scandals.

Relations between the two nations had become more and more strained since the war.

The group strained to see a presidential putt.

Compared with his former works, the artist makes the painting more characteristic, symbolic, as well as more concise and strained.

Such optimism might seem strained given the avalanche of downbeat economic news that has come out of China over the past three months.

He strained his eyes to catch a glimpse of the President.

The old prince's manner to his daughter that morning was extremely affectionate , though strained.

West Wind tore into the waves and its paddles strained as darkness fell over the impartial sea.

All this time I have strained my mind, waiting for a sign.

Future state of tight monetary policy was expected to continue, have strained cotton Enterprise capital chain will be tested.

Technical indicators are pointing to a strained market, though recently stocks have been maintaining the momentum of late 2010.

Many nations around the world are involved in border disputes which have resulted in strained military relations.

We strained our ears to hear what he was saying.

however, allergic purpura is not strained abdominal muscles, skin purpura, may be identified.

High- heeled shoes will reduce the heel contact with the ground so long strained Achilles tendon.

When father-child relations are strained or chaotic, the insecurity can translate biologically as a message to grow up fast, Geary said.

However, identifying and correcting these strained relationships can enhance the productivity of the facility.

China urged the United States Thursday to take action to repair the countries' strained relations, after two U.

Be inspired by nature. I love going outside, to take a breath of fresh air, to stretch, to get natural light into my computer-strained eyes.

Alas, though, relations today between the Obama administration and "business" are pretty strained.

American officials cited strained resources for decisions about some of the Yemen strikes. With the C. I.

This trend sharpened in the last decade as the sector strained to drive up its profitability.

The prisoner strained to get away from his captors.

The relationship between Spain and the U. S. became so strained that they could no longer discuss the situation.

The first and foremost thing that you have to think is the reason for a strained .

The complexities of an exit strategy are compounded because relations with Pakistan and Iran are severely strained.

He felt his eyelids were strained after using his eyes for too long .

Two men were talking in voices so low that he strained to hear them.

'If he strained it further and the tendon ruptured, that could endanger his entire career, ' Dr. Shiraishi said.

I strained to hear what this mother was telling her child.

These research results can undoubtedly serve as good reference for designing, fabricating and measuring novel strained silicon devices.

He also endured the pressure of another tough year and was equally aware our relationship was strained.

Doctoroff who believed that bringing the games to the 'Big Apple' would also help to repair strained relationships with other countries.

The social safety net for the growing ranks of poor Americans would be further strained.

diplomats strained this week to get direct peace talks going again between the Israelis and Palestinians.

Women are more likely than men to suffer damage to their health from being in a strained marriage, research suggests.

In this, China's rise challenges the EU to be more effective in translating its strained economic capabilities into political clout.

sauce made with a puree of tomatoes (or strained tomatoes) with savory vegetables and other seasonings; can be used on pasta.

After simmering in the stock, the fish innards are then strained to be used as an ingredient in the stew.

We off-hours having 7 day now, after the beginning of the term will again strained study about.

But U. S. -Russian relations have been strained lately by the approach of elections in both countries.

In light of our strained economy, how can you keep your love life intact and still scale back on spending?

Her voice was a little strained, a little unnatural.

I strained to hear her quiet voice on the telephone.

Without additives Without additives, will the food supply be severely strained? Will the food be affordable for the common people?

Please dont take my sunshine away The ragged, strained breathing becomes as smooth as a kittens purr.

Another option could be for governments to guarantee bank debt, but strained national accounts probably rule this out.

Elsewhere throughout the central building the concrete frame was severely strained and cracked .

Orders were still flowing in from America, but clients, strained by the financial crisis, were not paying him, Shi says.

Currently, relevant departments are strained Russia to carry out rescue work, the aircraft "black box" has been found.

I stretched up to shut a window, and strained myself.

The party's relationship with religion remains strained -- as recent clashes with Tibetan Buddhist monks show.

The two countries share a long and porous border and relations between Kabul and Islamabad have been strained in recent years.

BHP strained every sinew to make its bid attractive to Canada and the province of Saskatchewan, where the target mines its potash.

We gave a great performance in the first half and strained ourselves less after half-time because we'll play another game on Saturday.

It has been strained in the titular equipment of Of the Forest and he is already unquestionable.

The American-Israeli relationship became somewhat strained.

The colloquy between the bitter rivals was strained, but a big step in reconciling their differences.

If it is too dim, your eyes will be strained and leave you tired and wanting to close your eyes.

She strained her long lost sister to her heart, weeping for joy.

Youngers, earlier job, financially strained, low academic career and single marital status were liable to suffer from job burnout.

Dr Grundy quickly established that his chest pains sprang from a muscle he had strained through overzealous weed-whacking.

Unlike East and West Germany, the two Yemens remained relatively friendly, though relations were often strained.

The deteriorating economy has further strained America's already-struggling automobile industry.

"Their marriage was strained by the time their youngest daughter, Sasha, was born, " Wolffe writes.

But there is no suggestion that it will leave NATO or cut diplomatic links, however strained, with Israel.

Russell, however, would sit out the record-shattering game because of a strained tendon in his right leg.

But this naval competition strained the Liberal Government's principles as well as their budgets.

BP issues statement thanking England goalkeeper Robert Green for selflessly doing his bit to repair strained Anglo-US relations.

Exhausted, nerves strained taut by a night of broken sleep, Lim waited impatiently for the dawn.

After an especially stressful day, renting a comedy DVD (might I suggest Tommy Boy) can work wonders on a strained attitude.

Lack in communication is directly proportional to a strained marriage.

Barge traffic carrying coal down the river has also been strained by the low water levels.

John strained his eyes by reading too much small print.

She strained her voice to be heard above the noise of the engine.

The deal saddled Liverpool with a huge debt load that has strained the team's finances.

A method for forming dislocation-free strained silicon thin film includes the step of providing two curved silicon substrates.

Should a country the size of Italy or Spain need rescue, the IMF's funds could be severely strained.

Visits to the shrine by Japan's former prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi, strained Japan's relations with China and South Korea.

Still, both city and state face rising unemployment, strained social services, and looming budget shortfalls.

If the stress on a material exceeds its elastic limit then it is permanently strained, the latter being brought about by plastic flow.

Night came. No one slept. Everyone strained through the darkness for some sight of land.

avoid place your head sideways to cradle the phone between your head and shoulder, your throat is strained and your words may sound unclear.

The movement has also, at times, had a strained relationship with democracy.

Unemployment will continue to rise and European government finances are strained by expensive financial bailout packages and other demands.

After the agreement there was a strained silence.

But such denials are wearing thin in a country strained by corruption and mismanagement.

And if grunting is too much, a repeating drumbeat encourages clapping for keyboard-strained hands.

Mr Kan himself is keen to improve strained relations with Japan's once-oppressed neighbours, especially South Korea and China.

Pre-strained SMA wires are embedded into or winded up onto the composite cylinders to form a new kind of trigger mechanism.

Chinese lenders are raising tens of billions of dollars in fresh capital to bolster balance sheets strained by rapid loan growth.

During this fleeting moment of downtime, both Jack and Palmer discuss and reflect their strained family situations.

The ragged, strained breathing becomes as smooth as a kitten's purr. Keep on singing, Michael.

Strain the beans and discard the skins. Place the strained beans in several layers of cheesecloth and squeeze out any excess water.

Now, it appears that China may end up doing the same thing to the financially strained United States.

At the moment, that trust is strained.

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we are not enemies but friends, though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.

The tape is heavily edited, and his voice becomes strained when describing his personal life.

He strained after learning with all his might.

I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was strained and the sofa faded .

With off-balance-sheet vehicles becoming strained and losses mounting, the credit squeeze looks set to intensify.

He rubbed at the windshield and strained his vision over the sweep of headlight.

One pressing question is what bin Laden's death means for the already strained US-Pakistani relationship.

Before you reuse liquid deep fryer grease, it should be strained to remove old crumbs and food particles.

The amount of investment in new casinos has badly strained Macao's social and physical infrastructure.

catch a glimpse of He strained his eye to catch a glimpse of the President.

In many developed countries, fiscal policy is being tightened to repair strained balance sheets.

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

Therefore, in the past, when the relationship of a couple became strained, their work units would heLP harmonize their relations.

he strained his eyes peering into the gloom.

The case has further aggravated tensions between Iran and the US, which have become strained over Iran's nuclear programme.

China's strained railroads have already become a bottleneck for the economy.

Krishna told reporters on arrival Wednesday that his visit marks a new beginning in the efforts to improve strained relations.

Relations in the industry have been strained by the slump in vehicle sales.

Recently, however, this deal has been strained to its limits.

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

The one moment when Mr. Kerry seemed strained was when he sought to explain his position on abortion.

The Canadian province of Manitoba closed schools this week after severe H1N1 among First Nations (Indian) people strained hospital capacity.

The relationship was already strained by the North's launching of a long-range rocket on April 5.

Unfortunately, it just seems like Washington's relationship with the stock market is strained.

This system has been increasingly strained by the fast rise of social media dominated by user-generated content.