But he and his aides acknowledged that the plan would severely tax the resources of the school system.

The medical system of Chicago was severely taxed as thousands were taken to local hospitals with heat-related problems.

The air journey will be severely taxing on him.

Additionally, the airport's parking facilities have been severely taxed.

Flood-control dams and reservoirs, although severely taxed, were working as designed, she said.

Profaci was maintaining a lavish lifestyle by severely taxing everyone else in his crime family.

The blackout was less severe in Ohio than Michigan, and police officers there said their resources had not been severely taxed.

But even in San Francisco, he said, nursing-home and home-care services "are going to be severely taxed."

Expanding the capacity at Guantanamo to 20,000, from 12,500 currently, will severely tax the military's ability to provide shelter, water, electricity and sanitation, military officials said.

Soon her medical facilities were severely taxed.