Sentence examples for it was overstretched from inspiring English sources

The Soviet Union was relatively weak; it was overstretched territorially; and it did not want war.

Recognising that it was overstretched in the Pacific and threatened at home by the Imperial German Navy, Britain formed an alliance with Japan in 1902 and with its old enemies France and Russia in 1904 and 1907, respectively.

Naturally, it is overstretched.

Now it is overstretched, a reality obvious to all.

It is overstretched, but it has at least four effective combat divisions.

It is overstretched by operations in Bajaur, another tribal area, and the former holiday-resort valley of Swat, in North-West Frontier Province.The army says it has killed more than 1,500 militants in Bajaur since August.

Once Lehman collapsed, rivals were so concerned it been overstretched by the acquisition of ABN Amro the previous autumn that it too could have faced collapse, say government sources.

However, The Scotsman's Paul Whitelaw said that, despite a "disjointed" plot and it being "overstretched at 90 minutes": "It was actually pretty good.

It then simply failed to understand that the service was overstretched and unable to cover the current service safely.

Sir Lawrence Freedman, professor of war studies at King's College London, says it was an attempt to reduce the cost at a time when the UK was overstretched.

The army was overstretched.