Sentence examples for governments stretched from inspiring English sources

So I think you have to recognize that successive Dutch governments stretched pretty hard to be good NATO citizens.

He also ignored the fact that during natural disasters, local governments are often crippled and state governments stretched beyond their capability to take control.

The problem was the letter's timing, and that when government stretched out its hand in friendship there was no response from the other side.

Regaining and maintaining control requires resources the government, stretched on many fronts by the 19-month conflict, cannot afford, said Emile Hokayem, a Middle East-based analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

With the government stretched financially and many businessmen fleeing or switching sides, those payments appear to have stopped, Ms. Hanano and others said, leading many militia members to pay themselves however they can, often with violence as a byproduct.

But just to make sure, the kingdom's rulers are making its laws even tougher.In January the government stretched existing draconian rules regulating the printed press to cover the internet, including blog sites.

But the court documents reveal that the battle over surveillance between technology firms and the US government stretched back years before the Snowden revelations.

Negotiations between the church and the Israeli government stretched from 1980-1984.

"Let the government stretch it further if it wants".

The BBC will have its royal charter renewed at the end of the year, and has agreed a funding deal with government stretching until 2020.

"We've already seen the federal government stretch their regulatory tentacles into our homes and determine what kind of light bulbs we have to use," Blackburn said.