The depression was marked by a strained economy in which patents were perceived as a method of promoting monopolies.

His strained economy cannot easily house and employ the thousands of troops scheduled for demobilization, creating a restive mood among career officers.

The British, with a strained economy and global commitments, favoured unlimited cruiser tonnage but strict limits on the individual ships.

The success of this place is another support to buttress our strained economy.

In the cities the strained economies of Roman over-expansion arrested growth.

Due to the decline of film and with the strained economy, the company closed a number of stores between 2002 and 2005.

Symphony Space, for example, which I wrote about in today's paper, has teamed up with several other arts presenters to come up with strategies for operating in a strained economy.

An ambitious building program was initiated, but realised very slowly because of a strained economy.

But until it was operating it too would be another huge drain on the Earth's already strained economy.

The elections come at a time of great change and uncertainty for Israel, amid peace talks, an uncommonly frayed relationship with the United States, and a strained economy.