Word: straining
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...while the submarine is crossing it. It does not matter what depth the submarine is running the paravane is beneath it, the wire (which has electrical wires in its centre) crossing the hull of the submarine has a tendency to make the paravane curl under it, puts an extra strain on the winch of the towing destroyer, thus releasing a dynamometer switch and blowing up the paravane which is filled with lyddite. The cost of these explosive paravanes is, including the winch and apparatus, almost as high as that of a torpedo. Once paravane is streamed it is a very...
...proceedings seem to be based. . . . Here is a woman who has attained distinction in the diplomatic service and represents a Government which has been recognized by all the great powers of the earth except the United States. It seems to be thought that our institutions would not stand the strain. Are our institutions so frail or have we sacrificed and forever disregarded every tradition which once gave us a unique distinction among all nations...
...Boston of Ibsen's 'The Lady from the Sea'" is the boast of the Repertory Theatre for the present fortnight. Duse delighted in the role of Ellida, the lady from the sea. It required every lota of her energy and that of her company to carry the emotional strain which the playwright puts upon his puppets. And now Repertory advertises a professional performance...
...course she was not superlative. Her great height is against her. Her voice is not satisfying. It carries well, but needs only the slightest strain to make it harsh, unreal. Her features are not mobile, so that she is reduced to great reality without losing the overtones of dependence upon bodily gesture. Above all, she is faced with the task of interrupting allegory, giving it the ring of fantasy. That she is in any way sufficient to the task is remarkable. Yet she shows an understanding of the part which is admirable and there is never a moment when...
...Though my health is now restored, I feel that the anxieties and responsibilities of leadership ought not to be undertaken or continued by anyone who can not be reasonably certain that he can stand the strain...