Sentence examples for may have stretched from inspiring English sources

But I think they may have stretched it just a little bit too much.

That was encouraging countries to use the WTO's enforcement powers to pursue objectives that may have stretched beyond its remit.

The McCarthyites may have exploited communism for political advantage; they may have stretched the evidence and smeared the innocent.

But some rival network executives said that CBS, in seeking a younger, male audience with "Falcone," may have stretched the limit for its core viewers.

But James P. Gelfand, director of health policy at the United States Chamber of Commerce, said: "Regulatory agencies may have stretched their authority in writing these rules.

Scallops, shrimp and tiny squid rings were sweet and tender, and while serving them warm over braised leeks with a lobster reduction may have stretched the definition of a seafood salad, it was so good nobody would ever complain.

One possible mechanism to induce these changes is that queens may have stretch receptors in their oviducts that provide a negative stimulus for additional mating behavior.

In picking up a four-week ban that will rule him out of England's opening World Cup match, Dylan Hartley may also have stretched the patience of Stuart Lancaster beyond breaking point.

Iraq and Afghanistan (another far-off place where the United States, short of troops and allies, may be losing a war) have stretched the Pentagon's resources.

Thanks to endemic corruption, though, these girls who are doing everything in their power to stay in school may see the few resources they have stretched even further, or taken away all together.

They have stretched lives.