Sentence examples for was somewhat tenuous from inspiring English sources

The position of the Jewish musician was somewhat tenuous.

The most interesting scenario, however, is the case where the unpledged delegates would be sufficient to give a candidate a majority, but his claim to the nomination was somewhat tenuous.

Ferdinand's claim to continue ruling Castile as regent was somewhat tenuous after Isabella's death, but no plausible alternatives existed as the sovereign, their widowed daughter Joanna, was mentally unfit to reign on her own.

Support of the hypothesis was somewhat tenuous in the initial examination of the CP subjects.

The Basque connection is somewhat tenuous.

Mallarmé's place in the English-speaking world is somewhat tenuous.

One theory is that Boehner, his hold on his caucus is somewhat tenuous.

To the Editor: Carolyn Chen makes a compelling case that admissions quotas at elite colleges for Asians are wrong, although her evidence that they actually exist is somewhat tenuous.

From the beginning, Jackson's economic campaign has been somewhat tenuous morally, mainly because his dealings with business look so much like shakedowns.

The Giants' existence in San Francisco has been somewhat tenuous over the years, partly because of the cold temperatures, high winds and fog at the team's Candlestick Park on San Francisco Bay from 1960 until 2000.

Values held by children aged 9 15 years living close to forests in New Zealand are broadly aligned with most of the MP Criteria, although connection with Nos. 5 and 7 is somewhat tenuous.