buckle under the strain

"It's in nobody's interest for the community to buckle under the strain."

And many who relied on their children saw them buckle under the strain.

If others buckle under the strain of their threats, so be it.

Many of the makeshift parts would have buckled under the strain.

When they did, the kitchen and the dining-room staff buckled under the strain.

Worse, their deflectors were starting to buckle under the strain.

Perhaps his memory, like Henry's, was buckling under the strain of being forty.

You could either buckle under the strains of the beat, find an avoidance tactic, or give up and head for the home town.

When they buckle under the strain it will be used by the government as 'evidence' of the public sectors shortcomings.

"Traditional relationships are under pressure, and the structure is buckling under the strain," he added.

Does the amp respond or does it buckle under the strain?

Networks, though, have been buckling under the strain.

But she had shown no signs of buckling under the strain or even of being troubled, he and other colleagues said.

His knees buckled under the strain and his body sagged as it was forced toward the floor.

College networks are buckling under the strain.

One shoulder nearly buckled under the strain, but Steve fought off the stabs of pain until his weak leg could do its part.

He felt his knees buckle under the strain, and he thought that both his legs had been broken.

His character buckles under the strain; but unlike the snake man, at least he doesn't have to deal with the added heartbreak of psoriasis.

The doors buckled under the strain and flew open, banging back against the walls, shattering the panes.

This cocoPan might buckle under the strain, after all there must be thousands of tons of rock bearing down on it.

In addition, Mayor Barletta said, municipal services are "buckling under the strain" of illegal immigration.

The police force is buckling under the strain of drug-related crime, whole communities are becoming fiefdoms for drug gangs.'

If Doctor Greyhorse is likely to buckle under the strain, I need to know that in advance."

SOME restaurants come to life on a crowded Saturday night when every table is filled, while others buckle under the strain.

Onion crisp, topped with black olive tapenade, ricotta, pecorino and baked tomatoes, buckled under the strain.