strain the budget

The bonds have proved to be difficult to trade and the interest payments on them have strained the country's budget.

Jameson responds by putting his squad on double-shifts, severely straining the city council's budget.

Even if there were time, it would strain their already tight budget.

AT $1,500 a month, the rent is considerably less than the same apartment might be a few blocks away, but it still strains a 20-year-old's budget.

But that was before she discovered the item that would strain her budget to its limits.

He usually replies that current services are already straining the department's medical budget.

The Navy also suffers from congressional restrictions on shipbuilding and conversion which further strains their limited budget.

"This strains our budget and our tempers," the Mayor observed.

At the time the price seemed far too expensive for a program that was already straining its budget.

Even $200 may be enough to strain a poor family's annual budget.