Sentence examples for becomes stretched thin from inspiring English sources
But as the platform of the "personal computer" spreads further and further from the simple "box and monitor" concept — i.e. to phones, tweener devices, and appliances — the OS becomes stretched thin.
Reuters reported poor baggage infrastructure at the airport and the current nationwide hotel capacity of 63,000 rooms has become stretched thin with the easing of travel restrictions from the States.
The numbers fleeing Iraq began to multiply (some experts say the February 2006 bombing of a holy shrine in Samarra tipped the balance), as services in Jordan and Syria became stretched thin and local tensions simmered to a boil.
Even the best people become stretched too thin, leaving the company vulnerable to mistakes and missed opportunities.
Even if they stick wth the fight, human and financial resources become stretched too thin as groups try to communicate and travel safely, document abuses, and defend criminalized leaders in court.
Moreover, there is concern that the Fed will become stretched too thin if it assumes the role of a systemic risk regulator, in addition to its duties as lender of last resort, overseer of U.S. monetary policy and guardian against inflation.
And while across the country every country club and golf course worth the name boasts a resident pro, his time is usually stretched thin, and it becomes increasingly difficult to get your handicap down without proper attention.
But Pentagon officials do not want American troops to become entangled in a civil war when the military is already stretched thin because of large deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Army units were stretched thin.
And resources were stretched thin.
