"It was an immense strain for her, I think," said the Professora judiciously.

The 1978 season would prove to be a disastrous one for the club off the field, putting it under immense financial strain.

There was a terrible silent moment of immense strain as before an explosion.

The mess in Iraq has placed our volunteer military, a magnificent but fragile institution, under immense strain.

If we tried, the fall-out - the illness and death - would put an immense strain on the Northern's infrastructure.

"These are guys who are under immense mental strain," he says.

Trattori's unionised employees could not be laid off, putting immense strain on the company.

The officials said the patrols have become an immense strain on crews, while also costing the Pentagon more than $100 million a month.

The trial proved an immense strain, and he spent the last months of his life confined to a wheelchair.

And that puts an immense strain on the team.