Sentence examples for stretched balance from inspiring English sources

But it appears Diageo is not expecting industry consolidation in the near future, mainly because the major companies - SABMiller excepted - have fairly stretched balance sheets.

A bid from SABMiller, the world's largest brewer, would run into antitrust concerns, and Heineken and Carlsberg, two European brewers, have stretched balance sheets after completing a joint takeover of Scottish & Newcastle at the end of April.

Publicly owned London Underground, which still runs the tube network on a day-to-day basis, must fund the Tube Lines work and has budgeted only £4bn for it – leaving a shortfall of £460m on its already stretched balance sheet.

"Vodafone is in a strong position in regard to the strength of its balance sheet at a time when many telecom companies have stretched balance sheets," said Douglas Wight, an analyst with Commerzbank in London.

Last month, EDF announced a partnership with Chinese utility CGN to build Hinkley Point, but the two companies have not yet made the final investment decision to go ahead with the project, which EDF reluctantly agreed to finance on its already stretched balance sheet after other partners pulled out.

A stretched balance sheet is one.

Many banks have stretched balance-sheets after enduring both the financial crisis and the euro-zone debacle.

The tango class was more vigorous, and focused on stretching, balance, footwork and timing.

This included telephone follow up by a nurse and an exercise programme of muscle stretching, balance training, walking for endurance, and muscle strengthening using resistance exercises.

A progressive series of poses was used with static stretching, balance, and strength exercises.

Table 3 shows the distribution of subjects into the stages of regularly performing therapeutic exercise (strengthening, stretching, balance) at the time of Test-1, and the changes that occurred at Test-6w and at Test-4m.