overstretching

QUESTION: I understand the idea of overstretching our resources.

Transcript - The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs 2008

Turmes, who called the plan a "manipulation of politicians, media and the broader public," argued that the Commission was "overstretching" the EU's gas supply concerns while ignoring the bloc's near total dependence on oil for the transport sector.

EurActiv.com 2008

As for the idea that it is "overstretching" to become as good as foreign flag carriers … give me a #@*\% break!

The Cranky Flier 2008

The heads of Britain's armed forces have expressed worries that the country's relatively modest intervention in Libya is overstretching a force already heavily committed in Afghanistan.

U.K. Cuts to Military Will Curb Influence Alistair MacDonald 2011

Investors can take comfort Land Securities isn't overstretching itself.

Land Securities' Development Gamble Ren 2011

Pressure is growing, certainly in the United States, after all the Obama administration now faces a possible censure in Congress, and in Europe there is growing anxiety about the resources available, particularly in Britain, where there has been complaints from the First Sea Lord, and also from the second in command of the Air Force, about the danger of overstretching very limited resources, Joffe said.

Pressure Mounts on NATO as Drone Helicopter Goes Missing in Libya 2011

Pressure is growing, certainly in the United States, after all the Obama administration now faces a possible censure in Congress, and in Europe there is growing anxiety about the resources available, particularly in Britain, where there has been complaints from the First Sea Lord, and also from the second in command of the Air Force, about the danger of overstretching very limited resources, Joffe said.

Pressure Mounts on NATO as Drone Helicopter Goes Missing in Libya 2011

Empires therefore always end of overstretching themselves, and in doing so hasten their own disintegration.

Mahmood Delkhasteh: Murdoch's Empire Is Collapsing: What Is Next? Mahmood Delkhasteh 2011

Pressure is growing, certainly in the United States, after all the Obama administration now faces a possible censure in Congress, and in Europe there is growing anxiety about the resources available, particularly in Britain, where there has been complaints from the First Sea Lord, and also from the second in command of the Air Force, about the danger of overstretching very limited resources, Joffe said.

Pressure Mounts on NATO as Drone Helicopter Goes Missing in Libya 2011

The pro-business FDP has spent most of the year mired in personnel discussions and disputes about the right way to deal with the euro zone's debt crisis without overstretching Germany's commitments to rescue efforts.

German Coalition Party Delivers Boost to Merkel Bernd Radowitz 2011