additional strain

collocation in English

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additional
adjective
uk
/əˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/us
/əˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/
extra:
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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 ofadditionalandstrainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Only this makes it possible for farmers to take corrective action withoutadditionalstrainon producers' economy and on the environment through inappropriate production methods.
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Most of those interviewed did not regret withholding the information from their partners, even though they felt that this had placedadditionalstrainon their relationship.
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Those are only three instances of the additional work which fell on these few men, in a climate where long hours impose considerableadditionalstrain.
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It is this sort of thing which will causeadditionalstrainin times of commercial and financial upset in the world.
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I give the assurance that we will be very careful to avoid anyadditionalstrainon an already strained local police force.
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That is an ideological breach more significant than is theadditionalstrainupon their mili- tary resources.
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All these issues will put anadditionalstrainon local authorities.
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That will put anadditionalstrainon her and her children in circumstances that are already too stressful.
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Surely their parents have enough to cope with without theadditionalstrainof having to make individual travel arrangements for them every day.
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It will impose anadditionalstrainon the council, and we are considering what help we can give the council financially and in other directions.
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It will also exertadditionalstrainon other parts of the public sector that have so far received no definite promise of extra funds.
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People who are overweight putadditionalstrainon the heart and joints, so it is to their advantage to try to lose weight.
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They carry out their work with great enthusiasm, but it is anadditionalstrainto have to get the old people up and dress them.
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The prison officers express a fierce dislike of the system because of the imposition ofadditionalstrainon the systems of discipline.
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Secondly, a large number of small projects are implemented under the anti-drugs programme, placingadditionalstrainon the already limited human resources at our disposal.
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It will merely put anadditionalstrainon the officials and the party workers.
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What plans has she in mind for meeting thisadditionalstrain?
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The cash flow was put underadditionalstrain.
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Anadditionalstrainis put on the education services.
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