Word: strained
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Beijing from nearby Tianjin. Since his release from prison last September, after serving all but six months of his 15-year sentence for his advocacy of democracy and human rights, Wei had continued his campaign, infuriating the Chinese government. Wei's detention, his second in a month, could further strain U.S.-Sino relations, which have deteriorated over the issue of human rights...
Perhaps the emotional strain of waiting three games and 27 hours to play its first tournament game took its toll on Harvard early in the first period, but the Crimson then found its rhythm...
Still, the wait is a strain...
...hallowed halls of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum this past weekend. Unfortunately, the effort was not wholly sucessful. Having meandered thourgh the beautiful rooms of the Gardner Museum en route to the theater, sold-out audiences found themselves disillusioned at having to cram into an inconvenient space and strain their necks to catch a glimpse of the distant stage. Those who could see witnessed a still rough rendition of Aristophanes' most popular play, Lysistrata...
Tired of the spotlight -- and of being compared to the fishy practitioners in The Firm -- Rose is showing the strain. Some members of the firm have knives out for the big names whose troubles have come back to haunt the firm. They leaked word that Rose was conducting an internal review of Hubbell to determine whether he had overbilled clients and misused his expense account. And politically conservative partners are also said to be itching to undercut Rose alumni attached to the Democratic White House. The Washington Times reported last week that in connection with the expense-account questions...