However, certain strains have been known to be quite temperamental.

He was also a god to a certain strain of white male fan who came to sports consciousness in the 1950's.

There's a certain strain of architecture today that very much values the clean box.

I don't know whether she sensed a certain strain between myself and Sophia.

Second, the human must have certain strains of bacteria living within the intestine.

There was a certain malicious strain in the reedy voice.

Certain strains appear to be helpful only for certain conditions.

The meeting itself underlined certain strains within the guild.

Purple is also the color of certain strains of marijuana, particularly the more potent ones.

Working out the logistics of so many intersecting stories can't have been easy, and the book's structure puts a certain strain on the reader.