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Examples of overstretch
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The contrary view would be that European monetary union was a fatal overstretch.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Without his aerial reach, his forces are as vulnerable to overstretch as the rebels.
From the economist.com
But Bandula, not wanting to overstretch, stopped U Sa from proceeding to Chittagong.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It reminded me of historian Paul Kennedy's theory of imperial overstretch.
From the newscientist.com
Those countries also fear widening the mission could overstretch the hard-pressed troops.
From the abcnews.go.com
I use the tape to reconstruct the abdominal area and make sure they do not overstretch.
From the guardian.co.uk
But reports suggested the regulator was concerned that the deal would overstretch Prudential.
From the economist.com
That tends to create situations where managers overstretch or lose touch with their actual goals.
From the newsobserver.com
Mr Kerry would rather recruit another 40,000 soldiers to cope with the problem of overstretch.
From the economist.com
- Pull: strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
- (Overstretching) Stretching is a form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle (or muscle group) is deliberately elongated (often by abduction from the torso) in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone. ...
- (overstretching) stressing of tendons to a value higher than designed for the initial stress to: (a) overcome frictional losses, (b) temporarily overstress the steel to reduce steel creep that occurs after anchorage, and (c) counteract loss of prestressing force that is caused by subsequent ...
