Sentence examples for overstretched like from inspiring English sources

And that, in a nutshell, is what many scientists worry may happen to the Earth if its systems are overstretched like those of an abused spring.One result of this worry, in the autumn of 2009, was the idea of planetary boundaries.

Inventories, according to Kavanagh, are much more controlled, "not overstretched like other years," giving retailers more pricing power.

With the Treasury and Federal Reserve essentially printing U.S. currency and handing it to banks and overstretched lenders like Fannie Mae, there is always the chance that too many dollars chasing a fixed amount of goods will lead to higher prices.

Like a homeowner overstretched with a big mortgage on an underwater property, some bondholders whispered back then that the company might have to file for Chapter 11.

Cahill overstretched as he missed the ball.

She warned that the Health Protection Agency was overstretched in some areas.

America and its allies are overstretched by commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Working within a skit-like structure that often feels like one decent gag overstretched, Lawson's direction gets stuck between delivering something unconventional and providing audiences with a fast situational style of humour reminiscent of American film and TV.

Her own songs, including the acclaimed King's Horses and title track, can sound formal, but references to holiday parks, launderettes and Freud ground them, and her Joni-like vocal wanderings are never overstretched.

They say the nomination of Mr Selmayr "could be seen as a coup-like action", which stretched and possibly overstretched the limits of the law.

"Sometimes it seems about to snap like a bow which is overstretched or submitted to pressures which are too often partisan".