Sentence examples for be tenuous with from inspiring English sources

Purification, in particular, tends to be tenuous with previous studies culminating in an inactive protein following purification.

His political situation at home is tenuous, with his cabinet reduced to a parliamentary minority.

Mr. Obama does not face a major problem with his base, but his standing is tenuous with swing voters.

The situation is tenuous, with the president leaving, no athletic director and the likelihood of having to hire a coach.

"Building cooperation and collaboration within an industry is a huge challenge no matter where you undertake it -- when you do that in a region where the regional connections are tenuous, with language and cultural gaps, it's a challenge arguably on another level.

We conclude that these Sub-Groups are tenuous, with little support from this study.

Like many things in Albany, however, that claim proved to be tenuous and temporary, with Democrats in the Assembly denying they had ever backed down on their vow to put back into the budget hundreds of millions of dollars the governor wants to cut.

The position may be tenuous and could end with the end of the Bush administration.

The party's Senate majority was always going to be tenuous this year, according to McConnell, with 24 Republican-held seats up for grabs, compared to just 10 Democratic-held seats.

However, Perez's position with McLaren could be tenuous even for next year, let alone in 2015 when Honda return and are likely to insist on another big name – Fernando Alonso's was most memorably mentioned in Singapore  – to join Jenson Button.

Realistically, Hefner's hold on the rotation spot is tenuous, especially with Wheeler starting to pitch well.