Word: strained
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...their Web site--which got 20,000 hits in a three hour period--put a strain on Harvard's network...
...same caution and depth as a FORTUNE 500 company. We probably did two or three years in research"--during which time Barden was also studying proposals from other African countries, including South Africa. The negotiations had to be conducted across 7,753 miles and seven time zones, a strain that all multinational executives must be prepared to undergo. "It is not unusual for me or my staff to be on the phone beginning at midnight, or to have a business day that extends to 3 or 4 a.m.," says Marshall. Flying to Namibia takes about 22 hours; she and other...
MOSCOW: Whether or not it turns out that Qualcomm engineer Richard Bliss was a spy ? and the CIA swears he isn't ? his arrest on espionage charges has put a strain on U.S.-Russian relations at a time when Moscow is desperately seeking U.S. business dollars...
...hope this will not strain friendships or relations in the [council]," he said...
Repetitive Strain Injury by Dr. Emil Pascarelli, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York and RSI Action Group's website, http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/rsi/