Sentence examples for long overstretched from inspiring English sources

An answer is the minimum the now overstretched shopping nation owes the long overstretched fighting nation it seldom notices.

It's at least 20 minutes too long, and feels overstretched in the second half.

In most countries of the African Region, publicly-funded health services were already overstretched long before the onset of the crisis.

But the truth is that Haythornthwaite and Marshall must dismantle Invensys because it overstretched itself long ago.

Many local CAMHS services are severely overstretched, with long waiting times and high thresholds for treatment".

"It's been hanging so long that its leg muscles are overstretched," he said.

It is unclear how many women may have decided not to get abortions at the already overstretched public hospitals because it took too long to get appointments or because they had to wait too long for the required ultrasound.

Although it has long been obvious that American ground forces would be overstretched by commitments in Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea and elsewhere, the administration has resisted Congressional efforts to enlarge the Army permanently to cover projected needs -- by most estimates, that means 20,000 to 40,000 more people.

As long as banks restrict lending while they strive to mend overstretched balance-sheets the economy will continue to wilt.

Arun Jaitley, the finance minister, is also doing the defence job and risks being overstretched (he was admitted to hospital this week).How long have I got Mr Modi might note the experience of others who won handsome electoral victories, but found they had less time to act than they thought.

With forces still overstretched and likely to be in Afghanistan for a very long time, both Labour and Conservative front benches are talking about cuts in the defence budget next year.