What a poor stretch it has been, though.
See the satellite image here for what a vast stretch of space that is: it's fourteen long city blocks, or more than a mile.
The application process itself is a complicated dance of school selection strategy (What is a safety school that I know I'll get into and what is a stretch? How many of each should I apply to?); deadline management (Is early action or early decision better these days?); transcripts, recommendations, test scores, extracurriculars, essays, etc.
Mr. Davis's day in court had all of the substance of what without a stretch of the imagination would be a kangaroo court, replete with sham legal proceedings.
What 10 Minute M**acle does is much what a silk stocking stretched over a Box Brownie camera did way back when: it blurs and smooths everything temporarily.
That is what is called a stretch.
"They said that they want to put a sidewalk here," Mr. Etsch said, quizzically staring at what is now a stretch of country road.
"If I ever called him a hick, it was because he'd like to be called a hick, you know?" Elizabeth explained to King, in what seemed like a stretch.
What has been a stretch in recent seasons is the inclusion of a living, breathing composer in residence: this year, the American John Adams, represented chiefly by his opera "A Flowering Tree," written for a Viennese festival celebrating the Mozart anniversary year 2006 and inspired — more in spirit, Mr. Adams has said, than in substance — by "The Magic Flute".
Ms. Bright suggested an entry curtain that appeared to billow even though it was immobile, and subjected mesh and plastic to what she calls a stretch test, meaning she hung them in her studio for a few days to see if they changed shape.
