Sentence examples for grew tenuous from inspiring English sources

Mike Hampton's relationship with the Mets grew tenuous today when the pitcher's agent notified the club that Hampton had chosen to become a free agent.

Nomadic alliances were formed through distributing war plunder and ensuring the security of tribal property, and grew tenuous when rulers failed to deliver their promises.

"Nobody knew!" Because the MTA had largely left the community in the dark about their initial planning, she said, meetings between community leaders and representatives grew tenuous.

When fewer people vote, the connection between the people and the laws that govern them grows tenuous.

The candidate thought to be Mr Daley's top choice, Mary Dempsey, the library commissioner, has expressed reservations that the job will "consume her".Meanwhile, the labour peace that has made school reform possible has grown tenuous.

They seem to have secured their hold on the eastern half of Aleppo, Syria's second city, which had grown tenuous in the face of relentless government bombing and small advances on the ground.

Although press freedom temporarily increased following the ousting of President Mubarak in 2011, it grew increasingly tenuous during Morsi's year in office.

PAGE A8 Unrest in Bolivia Spreads President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada's hold on power in Bolivia grew more tenuous as demonstrations demanding his resignation spread and key political allies scrambled to distance themselves from him.

Last November, as Enron's financial situation grew more tenuous, Mr. Carpenter contacted executives at Moody's Investors Service to urge them not to downgrade Enron's debt as did an executive of J. P. Morgan, according to reports last year.

Despite moves by the military to tighten its control of the capital, President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada's hold on power grew more tenuous on Tuesday, as demonstrations demanding his resignation spread to provincial cities, and important political allies scrambled to distance themselves from him.

America's involvement was growing more tenuous.