Sentence examples for were being stretched from inspiring English sources

During the generous set, it never sounded as if the songs were being stretched.

They were fed up of it and felt that local services (schools, hospitals, GP surgeries) were being stretched to breaking point as a result of immigration, particularly from eastern Europe since EU enlargement in 2004.

And, second, that the 2008 amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act were being stretched to excuse the routine collection of data from 60 million telephone calls in Spain and 70 million in France over two 30-day periods.

As anthrax and bomb scares continued to jangle nerves around the country, a growing number of police departments said yesterday that their resources were being stretched well beyond normal by the need to respond to calls from jittery residents.

A19 The Pentagon's Confidence The Defense Department's top civilian and military leaders said the armed forces were able to expand the war on terror despite the tempo of operations in Afghanistan and concerns from some commanders that troops were being stretched thin.

Shelter said families were being "stretched to the limit" as the average income for an entire household was less than £35,000.

Other laws are being stretched, too.

Anfield's patience is being stretched.

Populism stalks many emerging countries: constitutions are being stretched.

Teachers are being stretched in so many different directions.

But they are being stretched to breaking point.