Even the shipyards are stretched to beyond their limits.

As it was, the members of her department were stretched beyond their limits.

Police forces throughout Britain were stretched beyond their limits, even with help from the armed forces.

The old saying that 'it's coming off a broad back' is being stretched beyond its limits.

Preventing your knee from being stretched or straightened beyond its normal limits.

He also said that Raytheon's aggressive acquisition strategy might have stretched the company's management team beyond its limits.

I could not, however, even if I stretched myself beyond my limits, accept his premise.

The armed forces and police are stretched beyond their limits.

This is a national emergency and, although the regions affected must make every effort to deal with it, they will be stretched beyond their financial limits.

From that perspective, the crisis is simply further affirmation of natural resources "stretched beyond their limits."