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- 1843 — Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol.
- "They are Man's," said the Spirit, looking down upon them. "And they cling to me, appealing from their fathers. This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy, for on his brow I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased. Deny it!" cried the Spirit, stretching out its hand towards the city. "Slander those who tell it ye! Admit it for your factious purposes, and make it worse. And bide the end!"
Adjective
1989, Rachel Silver, Caroline Brandenburger, Establishment Wives, page 10:In the first five years, looking after children isn't completely fulfilling - reading bedtime stories isn't very stretching.
2013 August 14, “Stop playing politics with teenagers' exams”, in Telegraph (London, UK):So Mr. Gove's New Improved Exams will be very stretching indeed, with one proviso. There will be no kids left to take them.
2016 June 29, Denise M. Baran–Unland, “Joliet Franciscans install new governing board, discern new direction”, in The Herald-News (Joliet, Ill.):“It’s very stretching,” Zemont said. “Nobody can explain to you what it’s like to be in charge until you sit behind the desk.”
2019 April 25, “Glaxosmithkline pay is tough pill to swallow, says adviser group”, in The Times (London, UK):It added that the total pay, which included bonuses, required him to meet "very stretching performance targets", which would benefit shareholders