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...addition, Nguyen showed tremendous heart as he battled through a back strain which had sidelined him the day before—and which still hurt...
...vaccination for this strain of bacterial meningitis is approximately 75 percent effective and lasts for three to five years, Coley said...
Worried about his son’s back and the strain that comes with exerting such force with just one arm, John Brunnig insisted that young Matt learn to throw both ways, guaranteeing balance in the development of the muscles on both his right and left sides...
However, there is also a strain of bad acting which pops up in Roberto Zucco—a strain seemingly founded on the principle that a character’s emotional life is able to be shown entirely through changes in vocal volume. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve seen a play or movie that is marred by this kind of catatonic work. I don’t think that there is any one reason why it’s such a pervasive problem. Sometimes it’s because the actor is untalented, sometimes...
...transatlantic relationship is under greater strain today than at any point in at least a generation,” the report says. “The war in Iraq brought these strains to the point of crisis...