The word 'overstretch' is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when you want to describe a situation where someone has taken on too much and become overburdened. For example: "I had taken on too many projects and drastically overstretched myself."
"Offensives by the military forces of neighbouring countries have helped to overstretch the insurgents and thus undermine their ability to withstand Nigerian military offensives," he added.
There is a growing sense that the problem goes beyond imperial overstretch.
He is busted on such issues and not only with the pacifists who periodically "arrest" him in return for a crowd-funded bounty from ArrestBlair.org, which now stands at £7,414 $12,4388).The armed forces, stricken by the overstretch and consequent cuts wrought by Mr Blair's adventurism, also resent him; the Foreign Office distrusts him.
The mission may badly overstretch South Africa's army.
There is equally little prospect of many additional British troops, given the army's current overstretch (see article).The Germans are thus braced for Mr Obama to seek more from them.
His compatriots have been straining against that bit ever since.In this section Mosque and state Caught in the middle Remembering how it may have been A secular saint, for some Tales of cruelty Reprints Related items Imperial overstretch?Jun 27th 2002This tension helps to explain the difference in the subtitles of the American and British editions of Mr Kennedy's book.
The next day, in league with rebellious Iraqi Sunnis, ISIS took Tikrit, the home of Saddam Hussein, just two and a half hours' drive north of Baghdad.In this section Terror's new headquarters Be brave, Republicans Give it a chance Scrap them Hitting at terrorists, hurting businesses ReprintsIn coming weeks the jihadists may fall prey to overstretch (see article).
The worry is that strong demand for Treasuries as reserves might tempt America to overstretch itself.
Without his aerial reach, his forces are as vulnerable to overstretch as the rebels.On the battlefield, too, air power gave the colonel the tactical edge.
Banks can get away with this kind of overstretch and mismatch if they know they can always borrow easily and cheaply.
Counting on ceaseless change, in other words, helps democracy adapt and muddle through.If that sounds complacent, "The Confidence Trap" ends with an alarming audit of the challenges facing Britain and America: rising inequality, fiscal overstretch, climate change, China's growing power.
