excessive strain

collocation in English

meaningsofexcessiveandstrain

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excessive
adjective
uk
/ekˈses.ɪv/us
/ekˈses.ɪv/
too ...
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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 ofexcessiveandstrainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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At the end of the first 5 years, 10% of women already had more children 'than they felt able to manage withoutexcessivestrain'.
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I certainly think thatexcessivestrainupon persons in a position of that character would be calculated to involve public safety.
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We are not going to bail you out if you make bargains involving anexcessivestrainon the price level.
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If he has to cope with the barrack-room lawyer in person, it is a whollyexcessivestrainon his patience.
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I find a strong conviction that outdated hospitals are throwing anexcessivestrainon junior house officers and nursing staff.
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In any case, the aim must be to absorb these dependants at a pace that avoidsexcessivestrainon the social fabric in this country.
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I see no reason why this should be anexcessivestrainon the borrowing requirement.
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The consequent steep rise in rates has put anexcessivestrainupon this form of taxation.
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What is this complaint about theexcessivestrainon their resources through the burden of rates?
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Will he confirm that it is not the intention to putexcessivestrainon universities by urging them to expand too much or too fast?
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Any defence policy which placed anexcessivestrainon the national economy would be self-defeating.
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It involves on one part ruinous delay in the transmission of traffic; it involves, on the other part, anexcessivestrainon the staff of the railway company.
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Higher speeds led toexcessivestrainon the traction motor armatures.
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The low oxygen level leads toexcessivestrainon the right side of the heart, known as "cor pulmonale".
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However, he limits the use of the slider in order to not putexcessivestrainon his arm.
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Causes include synovitis (inflammation of the lining of the joint capsule), degenerative joint disease, orexcessivestrainof the joint capsule.
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Barnhart said that 18 wheelers and other large trucks placeexcessivestrainon state highways, but the legislature has not increased the diesel tax to maintain the transportation network.
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Therefore, there is little chance that it would be available in time to avoid excessive strains on the world banking system.
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In order to avoid excessive strains next year, when the economy will still be operating well below capacity, the measure will cover the next two years.
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