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The phrase "a tenuous foundation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation, argument, or belief that is weak or unstable, lacking solid support or evidence.
Example: "The theory was built on a tenuous foundation, making it difficult to gain acceptance in the scientific community."
Alternatives: "a shaky basis" or "a fragile groundwork".
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We can hope for a rapid economic recovery, but hope seems to be a tenuous foundation on which to build an expansionist national S&T labor policy.
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Just days later rioters in Algeria were heard chanting, "Give us sugar!" as they kicked off a new wave of sometimes violent protests that haven shaken the tenuous foundation of stability across North Africa and the Middle East.
OSP should also have a list of private foundations that support scientific research; if your research has even a tenuous connection to a foundation's interests, add the foundation to your list.
Innovation and regulation have a tenuous relationship at best.
A tenuous calm reigns.
It was a tenuous line.
It's a tenuous connection.
It is a tenuous balance.
That is a tenuous assertion.
The place may have a tenuous atmosphere.
It was a tenuous existence.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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