Sentence examples for contrary to a tenuous from inspiring English sources

[C4.] British Remain Opposed to Euro Contrary to a tenuous schedule offered a year ago by Prime Minister Tony Blair, British sentiment is growing stronger against joining Continental Europe in adopting the euro as its currency.

It also led to a tenuous independence for Abkhazia.

A team in the Chinese league could be compared to a tenuous geopolitical coalition.

"He adores me," she said, shaking herself back to a tenuous equilibrium.

Like their mainland counterparts, they cling to a tenuous Second World status.

Poor performance leads to a tenuous job situation.

The battle for the city has largely ground to a tenuous stalemate.

Republicans, for instance, are trying to keep a tenuous hold on seats in Massachusetts and Maine.

But the police have proven to be a tenuous element of that strategy.

Because there is, to extend a tenuous metaphor, a good mugful of murky stuff beneath.

In a place where hurricanes are the local calamity, one might expect history to have a tenuous grip.