Example sentences of "signs [prep] strain " in BNC.
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| 1 | Belsey attempts to unite the poststructuralist and the Marxist parts of her mind by invoking Lacan , Althusser , and Macherey , but signs of strain or outright contradiction are not hard to find . |
| 2 | The clash between Balcon 's nationalism and the Ostrers ' requirement that he pursue international popularity led to the signs of strain that are evident in much of the Gaumont-British output , and it is easy to understand why Balcon became so disillusioned with the idea of international production . |
| 3 | Similar signs of strain were present in films that offered images of heroism . |
| 4 | There are sometimes signs of strain , as in the clumsy development of a conflict between husband and wife in Mandy ( 1952 , The Crash of Silence in US ) over whether or not their deaf-and-dumb daughter should be sent to a special school . |
| 5 | Rosalind Plowright , singing at ENO for the first time in eight years , is an Elisabeth de Valois of aptly regal appearance , though her initially expressive line showed increasing signs of strain . |
| 6 | Showing no signs of strain following the previous day 's announcement , he opened Thames Water 's new testing laboratory in London 's Docklands . |
| 7 | Colchester hit back to level at one set all and both sides were showing signs of strain . |
| 8 | Melissa was prepared for signs of strain and grief , but the change in Antoinette Gebrec 's appearance came as a shock . |
| 9 | He has to watch the actor he would replace for signs of strain or imminent collapse and wonder nervously whether he could actually remember the lines if he had to go on . |
| 10 | Several ITV companies who may have overbid are showing signs of strain and indeed may not survive too long . |
| 11 | He noticed tiny signs of strain : finger-tapping , abrupt yawning , twitching of the eyes . |
| 12 | As the casualty lists mounted , so signs of strain began to appear within the higher commands on both sides , almost simultaneously . |
| 13 | But there were no signs of strain as they carried out their three brief engagements of the day the ceremonial greeting at the airport , a wreath-laying at the National Cemetery and the formal opening of the new British Embassy building in Seoul . |