physical strain

collocation in English

meaningsofphysicalandstrain

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physical
adjective
uk
/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/
relating to ...
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strain
noun
uk
/streɪn/us
/streɪn/
a force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes ...
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(Definition ofphysicalandstrainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofphysical strain

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In the village there was, of course, economic hardship,physicalstrain, battering and above all male control and subjugation.
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Pregnancy imposes a considerablephysicalstrainon the mother who undergoes cardiovascular, respiratory and haemostatic adaptations.
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For the latter, work interruptions predictedphysicalstrain.
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During the treatment phase, effective coping is especially challenging as emotional andphysicalstrainis at a peak.
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In this respect it is necessary to define what is meant by 'severephysicalstrain'.
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Qualitative studies have indicated that the difficulties incurred by declining function in older age do not simply reflect thephysicalstrainof carrying out minor tasks.
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This places unduephysicalstrainupon the person concerned and moreover leads to a protracted absence from what may well be a small headquarters office.
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Under such conditions it is the women who suffer most; their capacity to resist infection orphysicalstrainis likely to be below the average.
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A disproportionate number of people fall sick under the mental andphysicalstrainof living in the inner city.
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Some were sent to hot climates when they were quite incapable of standing thephysicalstrain.
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Not only is there aphysicalstrain, but there is the uncommonly distasteful duty that you are further imposing upon them.
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There is every evidence that a greatphysicalstrainis put on a dentist during a day of dealing with people's teeth.
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A great many insured workers are in industries which for theirphysicalstraincannot be compared with the mining industry or work in the docks.
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We are failing under what is aphysicalstrainwhich is increasing year by year.
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Special equipment can help liftphysicalstrainoff the mother.
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This may well save a lot ofphysicalstrainand in the long run may decrease the financial support necessary.
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Some of them to my knowledge have suffered severely from the mental andphysicalstrain, and they are now physical and nervous wrecks.
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The second problem which we had to face was that of the enormousphysicalstrainwhich was bound to arise out of war conditions.
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Experience has shown that such trials last month after month, imposing on a jury an almost impossible mental, emotional andphysicalstrain.
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