We must also be careful not to overstrain the Agency or the Commission to too little real effect.

Of course, prudent prime ministers were usually careful not to overstrain their weapons.

I don't want to overstrain our remaining warp drive unit."

Such pressures would overstrain the hinged action of a double .

"You'll overstrain their food supply," I said brutally.

Pulling out would overstrain one's wings.

It'll ease the pain, no doubt about that, but it will also permit you to overstrain your leg and cause permanent damage."

We have some ladies' models in the Recreation Kits that ought not to overstrain you."

This outlet for my people he did grant me, when he truly had no need to; and I am loathe to overstrain his kindness.

"We don't want to overstrain you, you know.

When this mark reached service, use of the dive brake was found to sometimes overstrain the rear fuselage, so it was often removed.

Be very careful never to overstrain your powers; especially never get so short of breath that you are compelled to breathe out jerkily or rapidly.

This group was formed to help take up some singing time during their concerts, so that lead singer, Lee Hongki, would not overstrain his voice.

Besides, being aware of them might overstrain the man's nerves梞ight spook him, send him scurrying back to the office.

She reasoned that until they knew their limits, it was better to bring in a few things at a time than to overstrain themselves trying to "lift" too much.

There was no doubt in Jaxom's mind that he and Piemur were under tacit orders not to overstrain the Harper's strength.

If I DON'T do it, he'll wake up and have hot and cold flashes, severe leg pains and be liable to overstrain his heart.

There was a risk that he might overstrain and enlarge his heart: he told one visitor that the sensation was like that of "harbouring some runaway machine".

Now, the cost of building even one attack carrier is so enormous, and the technological requirements so taxing, that it's likely to overstrain their whole technological capacity, slow down the space programme, everything.

"You overstrain the pathetic, and your humor runs into dreadful vulgarity sometimes ... I am sorry that any editor knows that a sister of mine wrote some of these which you sent me", he wrote.

As the lancers ride, more slowly than ever, through the mud of the deadland, and as the morning passes, Lorn continues to watch, trying not to overstrain his eyes and senses, but knowing that all is not well somewhere along the wall.

The effort involved was likely to overstrain Britain's available scientific, financial and material resources, but the Government, supported by the representations of the Chiefs of Staff, accepted the burden as an essential component of Britain's recovery as a great power.

Commenting on Rodin's monument to Victor Hugo, The Times in 1909 expressed that "there is some show of reason in the complaint that [Rodin's] conceptions are sometimes unsuited to his medium, and that in such cases they overstrain his vast technical powers".