Sentence examples for tenuous hold from inspiring English sources

And both have a tenuous hold on the job.

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

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.

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

The outbreak of violence on Monday further underscored the tenuous hold Moscow has on the region.

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

Coughlin arrived at training camp last year with a tenuous hold on his job.

Often, species with such a tenuous hold on existence just fade into extinction.

That is a tenuous hold in a chamber that often needs 60 votes to pass bills.