Sentences with phrase «too big a stretch»

It would not be too big a stretch of the imagination after all, because the last couple of years have seen Wenger employ a plan B of soaking up pressure and counter attacking.

So it's not too big a stretch for either organization to dip deeper into the K — 12 curriculum and assessment business, and it's no stretch at all for their chief test - administration partners — Pearson in the case of ACT, ETS for the College Board.

Districts may extend or enrich their curriculum beyond what is found in the textbook, however it's not too big a stretch to hope that a student who achieves at above - grade results on a nationally normed achievement test should have a textbook at that nationally normed level.

We were torn between booking this or the Panamera Turbo, but with a basic price of # 103,807 we felt the Turbo was too big a stretch.

Not exact matches

Thank you for the ease of my skin and the stretch marks, thank you for these too - big - for - fashion breasts, they have satisfied the ones I love best.

Looking at a map of the Midwest, Oakey says, the company determined it was time to move into bigger markets instead of stretching out beyond the Midwest and extending its supply lines too far.

Stevens played a traditional big position for Connecticut because of the Huskies» lack of size, but she showed in her first two seasons at Duke that can stretch out to the wing and play on the perimeter, too.

Goalkeepers — Cech is a solid keeper but can no longer make those big time saves that require stretching from post to post... Ospina plays too small and often does the same things we used to crucify Szczy for but nowhere near as talented... as for Martinez, it's too early to tell, but the fact that we seem to be looking elsewhere for Cech's replacement suggests that he's backup material

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

The recent acquisitions of Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez are examples that Arsenal can indeed pull off big - money signings and you wouldn't have to stretch your imagination too much to digest the possibility of Arsenal going in for a lethal and established hitman, especially now that we have the financial resources.

At 6 or 7 months (when he started getting too big for the cradle) we tried him in the crib in his room for short stretches at a time until he started to sleep at least for most of the night.

But there's a big difference between not being able to afford the very best thing because you have to buy two, and being stretched too thin with daycare or having no options for schooling.

Soon after birth your maternity clothes often too big and you don't want to stretch out or ruin your regular clothes with milk leaks.

If the panels are too big or stretch too far, you can always choose to remove a number of them so as to tweak the gate to your desired dimension, but with all 8 together, it can frame a 19 sq. ft. play area for your little one.

So it's not too much of a stretch of the imagination to think that those sediments would still contain microorganisms that essentially don't care if a big column of sea - water, or ice, is above them.»

If you feel a big stretch in the back of your legs, your hips may be too close to the wall, and so move farther away from it.

The pair that is too big will definitely have to go back since these pants stretch a bit with wear, but I don't know if a smaller size will be right either.

It was too big on top, but way too tight at the bottom with no stretch.

Also, if you haven't bought one in a while, then your one is most likely stretched out and too big for you now anyway.

Now they're a tad tight but my husband made a good point, small shoes can stretch out but shoes that are too big will never shrink.

It's better to let the leather stretch to your foot that buy it bigger and it stretches way too much.

Hahaha I mean it's not her most challenging role, but her adult self is too inhibited to do «mainstream» emotions of surprise, fear, annoyance, and this haughty big sister role actually requires her to stretch her gloomy face (which I still love), and she was young enough to not overthink it.

There are plenty of laughs to be had in They Came Together, though none of them were too uproarious for me, but the biggest problem with the movie is that it's ultimately a one - joke premise stretched out to a feature length.

«Submarine» I liked with reservations — it's a sweet - natured teen romance with a delicate sense of heartbreak and some striking visual flourishes, plus terrific performances by the young leads and Sally Hawkins, but it dawdles in the middle stretch, wants for big laughs, and wears its Wes Anderson - isms a little too plainly on its sleeve.

Visually, it's not too bad, stretching its modest budget (still the biggest to date for Sony specialty subsidiary Screen Gems) to decent effect on endless caves, open desert, small Western town, and domed Blade Runner - style metropolis alike.

The 3 Series GT has been stretched over a long, 115.0 - inch wheelbase, and now this 3 Series car has the big back seat that even car enthusiasts demand, perhaps because they feel guilty about having too much fun behind the wheel without paying some lip service to people - hauling practicality.

The K900 is bigger, too, so there should be lots of space for The Chairman to stretch out in the back.

The 2015 Ford Mustang is too noisy at speed, too unsettled on broken pavement, and a bit too ponderous through twisties, but find a stretch of reasonably wide, relatively smooth blacktop, and the brash American will put a bigger grin on your face than many of the self - important performance machines that populate this country.

It was the sort of narrow, twisting stretch that wouldn't have looked out of place on a Corsican rally stage and the temptation to test the robustness of the car's sump with a few big cuts was almost too much.

The stretch Santa Fe has a bigger motor too, a 290 - horsepower V - 6, and a starting price of $ 28,350.

Sales of the «big» sized Bentley Arnage Saloons plus a few of these that were stretched to Limousine - dimensions were considered as sufficient, too.

A bump in the 2015 Cadillac Escalade's 420 - horsepower doesn't seem like too much of a stretch, and the big SUV's styling would look menacing with a few performance - inspired styling cues.

It doesn't seem like too much of a stretch to surmise that print books are on their way to becoming a niche market where smaller stores capable of catering to local tastes can survive; even thrive, but big chains can't be sustained.

It's possible to get approved for a loan that's too big for you — one that stretches your budget to the limit.

If the crate is too large, your puppy will be tempted to soil in the crate, so it's best to keep it large enough for your puppy to stretch out comfortably and not much bigger.

The attraction of Sanur Beach in north circular like a half circle and turn it to the southern part from east to the west where the wave is not too big (relatively calm) and it will be visible the colorful rocks stretch along the beach when the low tide.

We found an empty stretch of beach on Grand Bahama Island to have to ourselves for the afternoon, wandered the streets of Nassau in search of the best conch fritters, and found an aquamarine, mineral - rich swimming pond on Norwegian Cruise Lines private island, Great Stirrup Cay, for a warm swim when the waves were too big on the beach.

While these adorable creatures are the biggest draw for visitors to this stretch of coastline, it is popular with locals too, who swim out to the boulders and dive into the crisp ocean water.

I don't want to make a big epic 40 hour game because I think you would stretch things too far unless you have a budget like GTA has, which I haven't, so I wanted to make something smaller.

Some of those updates are bigger than others, and one certainly gets the sense that the development team is having trouble finding dramatic new additions to put into the game without stretching things too far.

I've seen stretch goals backfire, or attempts to make a project too big endanger its success.

The stretch bars were too big for the «canvas.»

When your in - house counsel gets too stretched because of work on a big deal, or because the business simply is growing beyond your existing capacity, turn to Outside GC.

As for the rest, well, the dystopian evidence seems overwhelming indeed, to the point where it might be no stretch at all to say the biggest threat facing America is perhaps not global warming, not perpetual warmongering, not garbage food or low - level radiation or way too much Lindsay Lohan, but a populace far too ignorant to know how to properly manage any of it, much less change it all for the better.

Alexandria, Va., Nov. 12, 2009 - As millions of Americans look for ways to stretch their budgets to survive these tough economic times, too many are not utilizing all of the discounts that may be available to them in their homeowner and auto insurance, according to a new national survey conducted for Trusted Choice ® and the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big «I»).

That curiously sized 5.4 - inch display seems nicely balanced for games too — plenty big enough to take in all the detail while remaining wieldy when stretching for virtual controls.

This linearity has never really been too big of a problem, so this is really just them stretching their creative wings.