Sentence examples for tenuous hold on from inspiring English sources

She has a tenuous hold on the world's most populous Islamic nation, and one official said today "we expect she will have to be very careful" in expressing support for Mr. Bush.

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.

The shifting dynamic has, in turn, threatened the American-backed government's tenuous hold on the region.

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

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.