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It is hard to avoid the impression that the author is straining to make a book out of a subject that does not really amount to one.

There's no sense of straining to stay awake or to stave off sleep. I'm simply not sleepy.

ChiChi ran back and forth in front of his chair, straining at his leash as if to run down the beach.

Ever hearkening to the sound of beauty, straining for the flash of its distant wings, he watches to follow, wearying his feet in travelling.

She seems to be straining to become what she thinks others expect her to be.

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On my way home from hunting, I found Mr. Smith and his children straining to get their car out the mud and went immediately to help them.

Nearly 40 years on, researchers around the world are still straining to see gravitational waves, so far without success.

She was not hungry at all, but weak, and her eyes were tired, straining at the one point where the eye-punch came down.

One day, as she was straining with all her might to imagine her legs moving again, it seemed as though a miracle happened: The bed moved!

and philosophical thought is the mind straining to understand itself and its place in the scheme of things.

I heard it approach the door and pass out without moving bolt or lock. It wandered away among the dismal corridors, straining the floors.

Suddenly one dog was running towards me, straining at the leash. Behind of it, there was a knock-out girl.

The variation of flow behavior and microstructure of metal materials during cyclic straining was described from the point of view of energy.

The name di ute is one of many ises straining relation between Japan and South Korea.

When he spoke of Christina Green, the murdered 9-year-old girl, he spoke as the father of a 9-year-old himself, his voice straining a bit.

With a cheek flushed by hope, and an eye straining with curiosity, her fingers grasped the handle of a drawer and drew it forth.

It's not super light--reading by it would be difficult and eye-straining--but certainly beautiful in an unearthly or subterranean way.

At times, the museum seems to be straining to make its argument.

Suddenly, Galen and Rose heard a commotion in the Wood. They stopped and peered in, straining to see through the fog.

The tendrils at the ends move with a life of their own, straining to be joined.

i leaned forward , straining to see through the barrier of light.

The cause is not known, but chronic constipation and straining during bowel movements are the main suspects.

Did you know you'd be playing such a role that is so physically straining?

If the loans sour, the central government may have to clear up the debt, straining central-government finances.

with a spirit straining toward true self-esteem, the Negro must throw off the manacles of self-abnegation. . .

Yet now, confused and frightened at my approach, the wolf backed away, straining at the trap chain.

And since the screen is not backlit but imitates real ink and paper, Kindle owners can read for hours without straining their eyes.

All these cuts add up, needless to say, for a federal budget already straining to the tune of trillion-dollar-plus annual deficits.

Second, you'll feel an almost physical jolt of yearning, as though your heart is straining toward its destiny.

"Yes, " the Russian answers, straining to pick up the suitcases, "but these batteries are still a little heavy. "

The Moscow stock market fell further than any other in the world, straining companies that borrowed heavily overseas.

With economic models straining in every corner of the world, none of us can afford to perpetuate the barriers facing women in the workforce.

THE reindeer are straining at the harness, the sledge is packed and snow is falling softly all over central and eastern Europe.

and yet the mistress inside me is (secretly) straining her ears.

It's straining a point to call Joe a hero just Because he saved the kitten from drowning in the bath tub.

A siren screams in the distance, calling to me. I feel like Ulysses straining against the ropes, but they hold fast.

It has when all the senses are acting together in harmony so that there is no straining, no emotional or sensory demands of desire.

With straining eagerness Catherine gazed towards the entrance of her chamber.

Yet the economy is now straining, and often failing, to keep up with the ambitious growth targets set by Vietnam's Communist bosses.

Officials said more than 120 wounded had come to the hospital for treatment in the last day, severely straining resources.

Its creators, back on Earth, will be straining to see if that air carries a whiff of methane.

However, where overseas issues directly relate to domestic priorities, China is straining for a balanced approach.

Hitched to lines made of bamboo, straining with bent backs, their fingers almost touched the ground.

Fu Qiang while grinding his teeth, while in the bar out of hand, "wrinkles" in the clothes, straining under several drilling.

On the fiscal side, energy subsidies are straining treasuries, as Asia's oil production has fallen to one-third of its imports.

Harry noticed that they seemed to be straining to escape the straps holding them inside the box.

'I think he swore: but I didn't mind him, I was straining to see the bairn, ' and she began again to describe it rapturously.

I lay perfectly still, straining ears to hear the back door opening, and waiting to face an intruder.

Straining, driving effort does not accomplish the work God gives man to do.

Hemorrhoids may be brought on by pregnancy, obesity, and receiving anal sex. But the main cause is straining during bowel movement.

Indeed, there are passages here so beautiful that we cannot help straining to hear more.

Straining through the filters may take a little longer, but they are easier to use and produce better results.

Her ire slid between us like the spanner from Father's workshop, straining our hinge.

Israeli officials were straining to persuade the Turkish government not to sever diplomatic relations entirely.

Rising fuel prices are straining household budgets, damping the spending that drives more than two-thirds of the nation's economic activity.

On his farm, he noticed one day that his cows had their necks through the fence and were straining to lick the recently graveled road.

But as you sip your hibiscus juice , your hair blowing under the straining fans, you feel alive .

But supplying commodities for China's rapid industrialization is straining the system.

Even now, HTC is careful to avoid straining ties with carriers by promoting its own identity too aggressively.

How fast can the company expand without straining its cash flow?

If you are straining to read what's on your screen, use the magical keys 'Ctrl and ' to increase the font on your web pages.

Though it will come as news to many people, CEOs are no longer straining to meet quotas, as some used to do.

Symptoms of chronic idiopathic constipation are abdominal pain and discomfort, bloating , straining, and hard stools.

He renounces Christianity, temporarily straining his relationship with his parents.

Urbanization and industrialization are only increasing China's demand for more water, straining already depleted sources.

The report caused widespread unease about whether big cities, now straining under inadequate infrastructure, could cope.

It would also take a huge quantity of water and phosphorus fertilizers, resources we are straining to their limits.

Aside from some fast-food joints and wallet-straining restaurants at five-star hotels, foreign cuisine was hard to come by.

Its shadow lingers, reducing future growth rates, damaging public finances and straining social order for years to come.

This gradual increase will yield the best muscle building results without overly straining your body.

An experimental study was carried out of the cyclic properties of 316L stainless steel subjected to uniaxial straining and stressing.

Then the dog heard a rustle from a nearby bush and began straining toward it, barking furiously.

Worse, the perception that villagers are straining roads and services is triggering an ugly nativist backlash in many cities.

I avoided the teacher's eyes while straining to catch every word he said.

In the stormy east-wind straining, The pale yellow woods were waning, The broad stream in his banks complaining.

Objective To provide morphologic data for acupotomologic therapy of the vertebra occipital muscles straining.

Growing water demand, driven by population growth and foreign land and water acquisitions, are straining the Nile's natural limits.

I was straining to hear what they were saying.

Human population growth is increasing the built footprint, which in turn is straining the capacity of natural wetland systems.

He was straining to hear what the speaker was saying.

This stage of labor is followed by actual abdominal straining and production of the puppies and placentas.

Mr. Medvedev, however, appears to be straining at the leash.

Maintenance workers at the university are straining to remove seats to make way for the TV cameras.

They also were worried about straining bilateral trade and diplomatic relations with China which has become strategically important.

Just think that has the colleagues of working experience for a few years to all think that do straining , still more a new employee?

And it's like your eyes start straining to see themselves.

You get treatment, unconsciously take the strain off your injured leg, thus over straining the other one.

NowRizzoli thrust her gloved hand in, her short fingers straining to explore thecavity.

It see I one piece old man walking in street getting more straining very , on hold by sticks of walking stick still .

Mr. Obama says the high cost of health care is straining the national economy.

But with their high price, the vaccines are straining national and state health budgets as well as family pocketbooks.

Even normal racing produces enormous straining, requiring the helmet to protect the neck and spine.

It requires effort, discipline, and hours spent straining in front of a computer screen.

Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me.

Millions of singles yearning for escape zones or solitude are straining Europe's city housing market.

Patients with constipation to refrain from over-straining on the toilet, it is timely medication bowel catharsis.

Tight credit is straining businesses already hit by competitive pressure.

Mining firms, straining to meet soaring demand, are keen to invest heavily in the region.

A downturn could lead to another rash of bad bank loans, straining a fragile financial system that lacks robust capital markets.

I'm not straining myself in any particular way, but my eyes are always tired.

These fishing boats are straining across no man's lands, where a flooded Grey River met a violent Tasman Sea.

While many nations are straining every sinew to give industry a leg-up, China is doing the opposite.

Los Angeles played without forward Luke Walton, who couldn't play after straining his right hamstring in Wednesday's win over Portland.

food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender.

Increased pressure inside the abdomen, caused by constipation and the straining to pass a bowel motion, may also cause haemorrhoids.

These issues have become focal points straining the China-US relations over the past few years.

This utility model has the advantages that the riding posture is changed, so that the partial straining is decentralized to the entire body.

This type of strainer is actually a high quality, pressure rated plug valve with integral straining baskets.

Manufacturing supply chains in the US and Europe are showing signs of straining to cope with demand.

Straining and bloating also decreased in the active treatment patients.

NF3 cylinders must be securely supported while in use to prevent movement and straining of connections.

Computer systems at big brokerage firms were straining to keep up with the volume.

Hernias can develop at these sites due to heavy straining, aging, injury or following an infection at that site following surgery.

On my first day, with straps straining my shoulders, I felt clumsy in every way.

Throngs of Hong Kongers have joined the journalists outside the family's many opulent residences, straining for the latest whispers.

A sweet, gelatinous pudding made by straining boiled oatmeal or flour.

EXAMPLE: The assumption of too may new debts is straining our company's resources.

You should not be straining the wrist upwards or bending it too much.

Civil defense official Anwar Ullah Khan says the scope of the disaster is straining the capability of the government.

Straining increases the pressure in your abdomen, causing the veins that line your anus to swell.

You will run more efficiently and reduce the risk of slipping, falling or straining muscles.

I was straining my eyes, squinting and rubbing my temples to alleviate my migraine.

In fact, instead of straining muscles to build them, as exercise does, laughter apparently accomplishes the opposite.

Euro-zone integration is already straining the status quo.

All the runners are straining to reach the finish line.

All of the load is transmitted to the straining sensing tube.

Straining to lift heavy weights can lead to a rise in blood pressure.

Straining your muscles actually slows you down.

This dance is good for all ages, physics, and can be done without straining yourself.

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Meeting in danger? Foreign guy Mou simply straining Shan didn't question this answer.

The pain, termed renal colic, was my body straining to expel it.

Even if Mr Wang is straining at the leash to buy at knock-down prices, he should dig in for a tough negotiation.

I stopped and listened, straining my ears for any sound.

Power is the real story here, however, with over 750 horses straining to break out from under the hood.

But the Indian aviation sector is already straining to find pilots.

At present the system is straining to support cities such as Wilmington.

The most important long-term solution is to avoid constipation and, in turn, straining.

But one thing I do; Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what Is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize.

Heavy lifting or straining to have a bowel movement can also produce an erection.

Yes, a funny four years. And inside himself he is straining.

But the wider use of data is straining the capacity of the networks.

He's always straining at a gnat.

In the stormy east-wind straining.

Borrego's five-speed transmission is incredibly smooth and will have you straining to notice shifts unless the accelerator is buried.

Kelly: Did you hear the somersault marathon? It is truly straining.

He is straining under their pressure.

You should avoid straining to have a bowel movement.

Water is straining from the ceiling.

"What are you doing in the war? " she asked, straining her rusty Russian to compose the sentence.

But fiscal crises, particularly in America, are straining big deals.

I was straining to bring off a cease-fire in Cambodia before the Congress acted.

The passion comes when we forget what is behind and we start straining for what is ahead.

Mother said, that night I cried to refuse not to sleep, my parents how I was straining coax me crying, no one knows why.

Not keep the children in their study all day. They are straining at the leash

Wolff leaned forward to study a monitor, straining against the chair's harness.

Reason-analyzing on the Coupling Type Steel Pole Used for Cornering has Inclined to Interior Angle after Straining the Line and Its Solution

Climate change, droughts, growing population and increasing industrial demand are straining the available supplies of fresh water.

Construction Technology of Pre-fabrication and Lifting of Water Straining Beams of a Simple-support Bridge

Study on Operative Approach to Back and Shoulder Straining Pain Treated With Knife-needle in Levator Scapulae and Rhomboid Muscles

Generous screen area and properly proportioned straining chamber to minimize initial pressure drop while maximizing time between cleanings

Research on Scraper Conveyor's Extremely Heavy Chest Developer Used in Straining Chain

Protection against damage for conductors during laying and straining in a mountainous area

Double Suction Straining Coating Method for the Preparation of Packed Column of Gas-liquid Chromatography

Integrated Protection Capability Afforded by a New Type Capstan Anti-G Equipment and Anti-G Straining Maneuver

Barley water( Brit)drink, sometimes flavoured, made by boiling barley in water and then straining it

Color mixing machines, color straining machines, emulsifying machines

The Case and the Analysis of Ankles Straining of Basketball Games Majors in Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities

The straining and conservative therapy in ischemic muscular contracture of forearm

Initial Probe into Studies for Insufficiency- cold Syndromes of Straining Rhinitis

The Research Developments of Straining Electrochemistry of Metals

The professional straining and slowing of primary and middle school teachers

Points of Attention in Designing the Vertical-straining Mode of Belt Conveyors

INSIDE THE LINK Jake is straining to stay conscious, to stay connected as

Test Method for Yield Strength of Enameling Steels After Straining and Firing

In-situ straining test of anchor bolt for apex pintle of miter gate at TGP's permanent shiplock

Constitutive Model for Cyclic Softening Behavior of 45 Steel under Uniaxial Cyclic Straining

Design of New Type Autocontrol Straining Winch Based on Mechanism and Electric-hydraulics

Straining the Students'Creative Ability in Physical Experiments Teaching

Growth is straining London's infrastructure

But leave straining thought and stammering word,

Straining and Macro Stress for Co Powders by High-Energy Ball Milling

Discussion about the ways to increase the teaching effect of safety straining

Needle-knife in Acupuncture for 41 Cases of Shoulder and Back Straining Pain

Animal begins to eat, no colic and no straining

The pasting of straining lobe