overextend

Examples of overstretch

overstretch
There was a latent risk of 'architectural overstretch' - an architect's dream that would sink on such harsh facts as land ownership, financial and legal control.
They argued that the heavily overstretched logistics system would be an impediment to anything more than a limited military operation.
They also impose a collective burden, leading to greater costs and public health problems that an already overstretched health system can ill afford.
True to himself, he did nothing by halves, and overstretched himself physically, mentally and financially on his expeditions.
Consequent in-migration overstretched fragile urban facilities, which led in many cases to a decline in urban life quality.
The bonds of society may be too lax; but they may also be overstretched.
Specialist nurses are highly valued by patients and their families but the service is overstretched and access is difficult.
Although the authors prove to be highly creative, particularly in terms of concept formation and measurement, conceptual ' overstretch' may have occurred in a few places.
These refugees entered an area that was already overstretched.
For them, of much more pressing concern was the imminent subsistence crisis compounded by increasing and seemingly arbitrary fiscal demands on their already overstretched resources.
Then they move along with the spike, eventually overstretching the mesh geometry and resulting in a loss of precision over a long time period.
The resources of the quarantine authorities and station were significantly overstretched by the greatly increased numbers of those, both healthy and infected, who had to be accommodated.
When considering manpower and structures, we must consider the impact of overstretch, and the effect of active service absence on service families.
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