It is exactly these attitudes that make relations between socioeconomic classes strained.

D'Estaing and his ships then sailed for home, with relations between the allies severely strained.

Commentators claimed that formal relations with China would not strain Singapore's strong ties with Taiwan.

While the two countries are increasingly interdependent economically, relations remain uncomfortably strained as fast-growing China begins to challenge Japan as the preeminent East Asian power.

With Kennedy's relations with the Joint Chiefs of Staff strained, particularly following the Cuban Missile Crisis, he called upon Shoup privately for many consultations.

As the winter break in qualifying commenced, the Bosnian team was in crisis mode with relations inside the organisation strained to the maximum.

Besides, with relations strained between us, Hap was unlikely to turn to her for aid.

Those relations were somewhat strained by the Polish-Czechoslovak border conflicts over Zaolzie and Cieszyn in the early 1920s and late 1930s (see also Munich Agreement).

Malawi's close relations with South Africa throughout the apartheid era strained its relations with other African nations.

With the death of Gia Long and the advent of Minh Mạng, relations strained considerably, and French advisors left the country.