increasing strain

collocation in English

meaningsofincreaseandstrain

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increase
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.kriːs/us
/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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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 ofincreaseandstrainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Increasingstrainis marked by increased fabric intensity.
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This growth may place anincreasingstrainon the healthcare budget due to the possible higher prevalence of age-related diseases.
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This put anincreasingstrainon women, called the 'double burden' (household duties and paid work).
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There is little doubt that the apparent welfare consensus of the post-war period has come underincreasingstrain.
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Thus, the traditional administrative segregation of disabled people from the domain of independent adulthood is coming underincreasingstrain.
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As we understand more about certain subjects and learning difficulties, libraries are placed underincreasingstrain.
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However, the pace and frequency of operations place anincreasingstrainon them and their families.
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But the system has been subjected toincreasingstrainin recent years, owing largely to the increase in crime.
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This puts anincreasingstrainon existing staff who will have to bear the brunt of irate passengers' feelings.
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Two years of war withincreasingstrainfollowed, and no one will be surprised to hear no opportunity arose then.
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That will place enormous andincreasingstrainon our resources.
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In many places, clients have to wait up to two hours for an interview and advisers are under anincreasingstrain.
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The very demands of launching the euro and the transparency it brings will putincreasingstrainon the different tax regimes of member countries.
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This will put anincreasingstrainon the all-party approach which we attempt to have towards these topics.
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The flow showed every sign of continuing with the immigration service and refugee agencies being put underincreasingstrain.
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