Sentence examples similar to tenuous handle on from inspiring English sources

And both have a tenuous hold on the job.

Coughlin, again, had a tenuous hold on his job.

Coach Isiah Thomas has a tenuous hold on his locker room.

For now he retains a tenuous grip on his own party.

The goal for Skinnygirl is to transcend Frankel's tenuous grip on fame.

Russians sometimes worry that they have only a tenuous hold on their vast eastern possessions.

The central bank has only a tenuous hold on monetary policy.

Republicans, for instance, are trying to keep a tenuous hold on seats in Massachusetts and Maine.

Americans -- seemingly bland, ordinary Americans -- often have a remarkably tenuous grip on reality.

Along with Abbott's Liberals, they are keenly aware of Labor's tenuous hold on power.

Government cash helps those laid off keep a tenuous grip on a normal life.