Sentence examples for be stretched only from inspiring English sources

Boundaries can be stretched only so far.

As we have noted, in Britain's case, our list resonates with intriguing imperial echoes (see: "The Sun Hasn't Set"), though in today's globalized world the analogy should be stretched only so far.

We know, after a very short while, that the name of the game will be seemingly senseless repetition, but our endurance is stretched only just to the breaking point, not past it.

He hit 6-7 whele he was in high school, but was stretching only 215 pounds over that frame when he was a senior.

The muscles exert dissipative force when they are stretched but only when this stretching occurs while they are activated.

There is, as far as I am aware, no limit to which the muscles, nerves, vessels, etc., can be stretched if only sufficient force can be exerted on the fragments.

Still, with a war raging in Afghanistan and American officials frustrated that militant groups are still able to plot attacks against American troops from across the border in Pakistan, American resources can only be stretched so far.

However, the electrodes using this structure can only be stretched in one direction for the pre-strain and are not suitable for use in practical applications.

Not to mention that a person can only be stretched in so many directions.

A rubber band can only be stretched so much before it snaps, so can space really expand forever?

Moreover, whole plaque samples are usually thick, wide and inhomogeneous, not all parts can be stretched simultaneously, and therefore only a part of the tissue would contribute to the loading.