Indeed, guest workers are in a tenuous position, usually living in labor camps or other housing run by their employers, with little connection to the surrounding community, and little understanding of their legal rights.
Mr. Crowley had been in a tenuous position for some time, several officials said, and was discussing another assignment with Mrs. Clinton and her chief of staff, Cheryl D. Mills, even before his Manning remarks.
US Airways and America West Airlines are also considered to be in a tenuous position due to their cost and operational issues, respectively.
Worse, the Thai government, with the election incomplete, is in a tenuous legal position, and, with banks nervous of getting embroiled in the mess, it is unable to borrow to meet its commitments.Mr Korn outlines an elaborate road map out of this political cul-de-sac.
But the fact that it took Trachsel until the middle of July to turn in a performance like this is one reason the Mets are in such a tenuous position, trying to believe their season can still be meaningful.
"The president is in a very tenuous position; I don't think he has ever faced a crisis like he is now," one senior Yemeni official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of his post.
The platform is in a seemingly tenuous position right now, especially as it is rumored that Google is working on building numerous dedicated virtual reality hardware devices of its own.
While the Twins are still in a tenuous position after splitting the four-game series, they have guaranteed that Friday's game against the Kansas City Royals will be meaningful.
TNK-BP separately hires foreign staff members, but those employees are also in a tenuous position because of visa and work permit troubles.
In an email Jared wrote us, he says he's "exhausted his pool of supportive friends" and is now at the mercy of strangers who give a shit about the arts, which is a tenuous position to be in.
