Sentence examples for already being stretched from inspiring English sources

Those definitions are already being stretched.

The UK-based Optimum Population Trust, a charity that is concerned about the impact of population growth on the environment, believes the Earth is already being stretched beyond its carrying capacity.

And nearly all of the growth is happening in nations least able to cope with it, where land, food and water resources are already being stretched to the limit.

While some observers speculate that the Chinese art bubble could already be stretched to the bursting point, others feel it has just begun to inflate.

The tutors are divided about this – there is a feeling she has already been stretched thin in a "school that's not great".

It's a balancing act in which essential work must be completed without overtaxing a team that may already be stretched.

The makeup artists' capabilities have already been stretched to make the youthful cast members look as if they are pushing 40.

But consumer behavior experts say gas prices could force people who may already be stretched thin by debts to cut back.

Shifting more covert missions to the military would no doubt place new strains on the armed forces at a time with the troops already are stretched thin.

The detour would be necessary because supply lines to El Paso would have already been stretched and nearly exhausted; Sibley's entire strategy depended upon seizing supplies from his Union enemies to keep his force headed westward to California.

But it would be possible to relieve the debt burden by further extending the maturities on the loans, although these have already been stretched to an average of 30 or so years.