Until then bickering about subsidies strain relations, as the wind power case shows.

It would also severely strain relations with many foreign nations.

Any Haqqani role in the weekend assault would likely further strain relations between Washington and Islamabad.

Its leader, Hun Sen, said that an evacuation flight "would strain relations between the countries".

The move may strain relations with Brazil, which firmly defends the overseas interest of its top companies.

If the United States pushes Pakistan too hard, it could strain relations that have improved in recent months.

The killing promised to strain relations with Iraq's government, which is closely allied with both Washington and Tehran.

Meanwhile, South Africa's Muslim Judicial Council has warned that the increased security could strain relations between Muslims and others.

This will further strain relations.

But European officials, wary of Erdogan's authoritarian style, see Davutoglu as their main partner and his departure could strain relations.

The decision could strain relations with Canada and prompt companies to renew efforts to build new Western export routes to China.

Israel has shown little appetite for a new Gaza war, which could strain relations with the new Islamist-rooted government in neighbouring Egypt.

For companies, keeping quiet is less risky than expressing an opinion guaranteed to irk customers and staff or strain relations with Beijing.

It shares Catholics' conservative morality but disputes still strain relations nearly a millennium after the Great Schism split Christianity into eastern and western branches.

But India's hopes of accessing Headley, 49, have so far met with frustration following contradictory statements from U.S. diplomats, threatening to strain relations with Washington.

The move is likely to strain relations further between London and Tehran following Iran's disputed June 12 presidential election and a tit-for-tat expulsion of diplomats.