Sentence examples for tenable for us from inspiring English sources
One intelligence official put it this way: "It's not tenable for us to have a jihadist organization on our border with the capability of destroying Israel's main oil refinery".
This position may not be tenable for long, however.
It's no longer tenable for hip-hop to be an island.
Was there a particular moment when you felt atheism was no longer tenable for you?
Charming though the place was, it wasn't tenable for the long term.
Our view is that the transfer system isn't tenable; for the vast majority it is untenable".
"The status quo is not tenable for much longer," said Brenda Pearson, an expert on Balkan affairs with the Washington-based Public International Law and Policy Group.
Is it still tenable for Britain to refuse demands from Greece for the return of the Elgin Marbles?
Over time it will also become much less tenable for Hezbollah's leaders to justify maintaining the group's militia.
"It isn't tenable for any food company, which claims to be socially responsible, to refuse to adopt the scheme," said Charlie Powell, CFC director.
It's no longer tenable for the Scottish government to assert an independent Scotland will retain the pound when a sterling currency union is firmly off the table.
