Fatigue, boredom - or in preparation for some unusual stress ahead?

He also denied that his staff of investigators was under unusual stress.

I am more sensitive than a human to unusual and subtle stresses, Captain.

But it can feel as dramatic, precisely because the body is not subjected to unusual stress.

Is there any unusual stress that you've recently come under?

This can be especially important when the patient is being subjected to unusual stress, such as illness.

He said, 'Have you been under any unusual stress lately?

Children and the elderly are said to be the most vulnerable, but the effects of unusual stress can emerge among others.

The Vikings were under unusual stress as they practiced last week.

For another, he placed unusual stress on issues affecting the working class.