Sentence examples for for the tenuous from inspiring English sources
Some call the survivors "asylum seekers," to account for the tenuous nature of their rights.
From the beginning "Big Love" has been a story of assimilation, a look at the limits of American tolerance and an allegory for the tenuous mainstreaming of gay culture.
JUBA, Sudan, Sept. 4 — The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, came to this capital of southern Sudan on Tuesday to shore up support for the tenuous peace accord that ended Africa's longest-running civil war in 2005.
His mantra — "We are as gods and have to get good at it" — is as apt a formulation as any I've seen for the tenuous relationship between humans and the planet.
Sure, but Not Wealthier" (June 13), which described the fading of pension plans as a principal reason for the tenuous position of today's near-retirees: The elephant in the room on the retirement issue is the failure of 401(k) plans, or defined-contribution plans, to deliver as a substitute for pensions.
The E Ring is the widest and outermost ring of Saturn (except for the tenuous Phoebe ring).
Winning the trust of Jewish Democratic voters is all the more difficult for Mr. Obama because of the tenuous relations between blacks and Jews.
While some Cuban-American lawmakers back new sanctions, the Cuban American National Foundation, which is the most influential exile lobby, has called for protecting the tenuous links between Cubans here and civil society in Cuba.
For many, the tenuous transition into sex post-childbirth can be a bit like revisiting virginity.
Clooney also praised Payne, the Academy Award-winning writer of Sideways who's known for walking the tenuous tightrope between comedy and tragedy.
When you step into the voting booth on Election Day, do you cast your vote based on what a candidate says he'll do or what you actually think he's going to do? Bret D. Schundler is basing his campaign for governor on the tenuous proposition that, in an age of political cynicism, people will elect a candidate who vows to act on his campaign promises rather than his heartfelt principles.
