Her face contorted as she strained to make some sense out of all this.

The others were staring over the side, their faces pale and strained.

She went a reluctantly, her face strained and set.

His face was straining in the effort, a response to some inner prompting we could only guess at.

He looked up as the two officers flanked his sides, their faces strained.

He was looking up at her intently, his face strained and anxious.

She smiled, dimly, with her face still strained, and reached out toward him.

The people all seemed in a hurry, their faces strained.

I saw Willoughby buy it; his face strained with the effort of not smiling.

He looked tired, his eyes red and face strained with anxiety.

The video game industry is currently facing financial strains as it attempts to fairly compensate its talent, while continuing to turn a profit.

Just as the Democrats have been riven at times by racial and union issues, the Republicans could face powerful internal strains over income.

But the Brooklyn garden is facing fiscal strains, too.

Because of the overcrowding, the school systems had to increase class sizes, and several educational facilities faced strains.

"Russia is facing substantial financial strains, arising from a combination of factors," a senior Treasury official said today.

But relations between the two countries have faced unusual strains this year over drug matters.

Historic school faces strains of recession but says wider admission will return it to its community roots.

Mr. Gray said about half a dozen of these 41 colleges were facing serious financial strains.

Utilities have generally cut dividends only when facing strains caused by, for example, a denied rate increase.

With networks facing declining audiences and financial strains, the pressure to draw large numbers of viewers right from the start is especially powerful.