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Meanings of nisus in English
Synonyms
Examples for "strain"
Examples for "strain"
1
Health services always come under extra strain at this time of year.
2
Russia recorded several cases of this strain of the virus last year.
3
Argentina's health ministry has confirmed one case of the new flu strain.
4
Differential exposure to financial strain may explain some differences in population health.
5
Aid agencies worry that the huge influx will strain present government resources.
1
Friends said the pains were the result of a previous hernia injury.
2
The authorities take great pains to prevent citizens from accessing the internet.
3
She said the long, long day was as bad as labour pains.
4
She was maybe fifty, but had taken great pains to look younger.
5
Expectant mothers toiled in the fields until they felt their labor pains.
1
Meet a new generation of young people striving to protect their history.
2
Does my heart good to see such young men striving for success.
3
But Mr Gove said he was striving for higher standards in schools.
4
He wanted to achieve results, but I think he loved striving more.
5
These challenges have been the driving motivation behind striving to help others.
Usage of nisus in English
1
Moreover, these practices have an influence on the relation between husband and wife, on their emotions towards each other and towards the whole sexual nisus.
2
Nisus quickly took the lead springing far away ahead of the rest.
3
The youth, flying, became separated from Nisus, and was captured by the enemy.
4
Nisus and Euryalus, Lausus and Pallas, come all to unfortunate ends.
5
Nisus was king of Megara, and Scylla was his daughter.
6
Nisus then cast another javelin, and again one of the Latians fell to the ground.
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Euryalus and Nisus now set out upon their mission.
8
VOLSCENS, Rutulian troop leader who killed Nisus and Euryalus
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Euyalus, a gallant Trojan soldier, who with Nisus entered the Grecian camp, both being slain.
10
Nisus said to his friend, Do you perceive what confidence and carelessness the enemy display?
11
Nisus led the way, Salius coming second, and Euryalus third, with the rest following close behind.
12
Nisus of Dulichion, a righteous man, and rich.
13
There was Ranger and Phipps of the Fifth, backing one another up like another Nisus and Euryalus.
14
Angry at the slaughter committed by Nisus and Euryalus, Turnus, on his return, attempted to scale the intrenchments.
15
But one could set against that a passage from Vergil, who makes Nisus say with far more reason:
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Nisus, long-time Mac developers and makers of Nisus Writer Express, just announced a new version of Writer, dubbed Pro.