Sentence examples for a tenable theory from inspiring English sources

"The idea that this subjective intent of somebody making a payment, without more, turns the payment into a campaign contribution — it's not the law, and it's just not a tenable theory," he said.

However, it is possible to construct a tenable working hypothesis.

This is not a tenable future.

This is not a tenable arrangement for a commercial power station.

"This isn't a tenable position for you to take, in my view," Mr. Carnes wrote.

But, he says, acceptance by society of atheism as a tenable position is growing.

He added, "This is not a tenable policy for China or for the world economy".

But he still had a tenable position until he played 21... f5; 21... g6 would have been better.

The first hint I had that this was no longer a tenable pose -- and would not be a tenable pose for me -- came from a man I had never met called Morris Bart.

But locker-room humour cannot explain all Roman erotica – if indeed "Roman erotica" is a tenable category.

For the outside world, Chinese officials this year offer a tenable excuse: the protests, they say, threatened China's stability.