But these weredifficulttimesand alesserman would havebuckledunder thestrain.
There aresignsthat she isstartingtobuckleunder thepressure.
Remarkably,insteadofbucklingunder thestress, sheseemedtothriveon it.
Thenaturalworldisbucklingunder thedemandsof an ever-growingpopulation.
This was a lot ofresponsibilityfor onepersontobearand Ithinktheyexpectedher tobuckleunder theburden.