And if you are being asked to share that territory with another actor, it can be a real strain.

There will be a downturn, which will then put us under real strain.

Fever like that puts a real strain on your heart.

And inevitably, all of that staring can put a real strain on your eyes.

But they say there are real strains in the marriage.

Then I snapped into the here and now, tuned in by the very real strain on the clerk's face.

He's lived alone so much that seeing people is a real strain.

A war on terror puts this system under real strain.

And that can put a real strain on relationships.

The responsibility of taking care of both a job and a family can be a real strain at times.