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Meanings of terrific strain in English

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Usage of terrific strain in English
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It has a murmur, and questioning puts a terrific strain on it.
Security
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For months he had been under a terrific strain-Ledermannshook his head.
The Boy Scouts on a Submarine
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Think of the terrific strain under which these men perform their perilous tasks.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights
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Those ten cumulative years have put a terrific strain on woman.
Through stained glass / A Novel
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He acquired the strength to stand this terrific strain by his exercise of body.
Thomas Jefferson, a Character Sketch
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The reaction from the terrific strain of excitement left the weak survivors trembling and prostrated.
The Return of Tarzan
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Jackson was certainly swimming well, although the terrific strain was beginning to tell upon him.
The Rover Boys in Camp; or, The Rivals of Pine Island
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The result was a back half nelson, and put Madden's neck under a terrific strain.
The Cruise of the Dry Dock
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She never recovered from the terrific strain of the campaign which had undermined her young strength.
Jailed for Freedom
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What is being done to make him stand up under this terrific strain; this keener competition?
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at th...
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Each was under a terrific strain--justfrom wondering!
The High School Captain of the Team; or, Dick & Co. Leading the ...
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To this end she undertook to submit to the terrific strain which such a proceeding would involve.
The Lady of the Shroud
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But-this month has been a terrific strain.
Fanny Herself
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Jim felt a terrific strain, and it seemed to him that the rope would cut him in sunder.
With Wolfe in Canada: The Winning of a Continent
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At his summons they ran on again, some of them actually reeling from the terrific strain they had undergone.
John Nicholson, the Lion of the Punjaub
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But Costigan had been laboring for days under a terrific strain, and had been going very short on sleep.
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