Sentence examples for were stretched by from inspiring English sources

Innes said his dedicated position was not filled because the commission's resources were stretched by Brandis's decision to appoint Wilson.

These examples of grit and vivacity, performed by residents whose limited means were stretched by personal losses, did more than give credence to clichés about the South's inimitable hospitality.

The Bryan twins were stretched by Marcel Granollers and Marc López in a 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 victory in which Granollers injured his left calf during the second set.

We had our resident post-Webern miniaturist, an experimentalist who composed by writing notes on cards and throwing them on the floor (even Mr. Beeson's tutorial talents were stretched by this), a determined Stravinsky imitator, lots of neo-Bartokians and me, whose rather weird amalgam of techniques lifted from Janacek and Barber baffled one and all.

The cells were stretched by 75% and their length was kept constant.

To be detailed, the membrane pores were stretched by structural modification when thermal expansion was interposed by external temperature.

Bend down as if you were stretching by touching your toes.

The force has been stretched by a decade of combat.

The company's financial position was stretched by dire trading.

Nor will readers be stretched by the content.

Students would be stretched by being asked to write dissertations of up to 5,000 words.