Sentence examples for were already overstretched from inspiring English sources
Patel, a member of the Vote Leave campaign, said class sizes were already overstretched with an 8% increase over the last year in the number of pupils in classes of more than 30.
"Aid services in the camps were already overstretched and this development will push us all to the limit," said NRC country director Nasr Muflahi.
In most countries of the African Region, publicly-funded health services were already overstretched long before the onset of the crisis.
Traditional support systems including food gifts, cash and loans that serve as a safety net for most families were already overstretched due to successive droughts.
"Basic services, such as access to health facilities and water and sanitation services were already overstretched and have become further disrupted.
"But we are already overstretched.
But not a big one: consumers are already overstretched.
Some analysts think Starbucks' brand is already overstretched.
But they are already overstretched and under-resourced.
The Pakistani military says it is already overstretched fighting militants on other fronts.
This, and the call on players for national team duty, inevitably means that most coveted players are already overstretched.
