Though Duda seems to have at least a tenuous claim on left field, he does not see it that way.
But not any more wrong than Bobby Jindal, who – as an elected executive official – one would expect to have at least a tenuous grasp of the bill of rights.
It is hard to see how the Zazi case, or any other terrorism probe, could be hurt by requiring that use of augmented surveillance powers be related in at least a tenuous way to terrorism.
And although it's a stretch, Rachmaninoff's recurring use of the Dies Irae plainchant in his rhapsody gives this showpiece at least a tenuous philosophical link with the other works.
If you're going to call yourself Future, you'd better have at least a tenuous grasp on modernity, and with his distinctive rap style allied to cutting-edge beats, Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn – for such is Future's rather splendid given name – certainly fulfils that requirement.
Still, MacDowell's music has always kept at least a tenuous foothold in American musical history, and Mr. Bates's assured, thoughtful performance of the "Keltic," with its cascading chords and brawny textures, was a useful reminder that this country's musical tradition began long before Nadia Boulanger began teaching its most promising young composers.
With Tumblr recently experiencing a 24-hour offline stint and a reported single 9 of service reliability, there are plenty of jokes about the microblogging service's infamous downtime (most I've heard have at least a tenuous WikiLeaks connection).
That suggestion, at least, seems fairly tenuous — given that a portion of Facebook users are undoubtedly aware that the site is tracking their activity when they use it, which in turn is likely to affect how they use Facebook.
Composers were coming up with their own solutions, but at least there was a tenuous consensus of sorts.
Our sense of fairness, in other words, demands that there be at least some relationship (however tenuous) between accomplishment and reward.
