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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are tenuous" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation, relationship, or argument that is weak, fragile, or lacking in strength or stability.
Example: "The connections between the two theories are tenuous at best, making it difficult to draw any firm conclusions."
Alternatives: "are weak" or "are fragile."
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But perceptions are tenuous.
Obviously, these processes are tenuous.
Unfortunately, the prospects for controlling costs are tenuous.
Stravinsky's links to Beethoven are tenuous; his influences were elsewhere.
These things are tenuous to say the least".
The connections between all the stories are tenuous.
In some places, connections with the UK are tenuous or unpopular at best.
The finances for the Explosion are tenuous, as they are for many teams starting from scratch.
Across the border in Myanmar, cease-fires with the ethnic armies are tenuous where they exist.
In fact the links, though friendly, are tenuous, and each operates quite separately.
The chances of that producing a "more advantageous or more satisfactory" outcome are tenuous at best.
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