tenuous in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

tenuous in the PONS Dictionary

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However, the financial position of the petty bourgeoisie was extremely tenuous.
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The article received a great deal of negative attention given the tenuous grounds for making the attacks.
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By then, the plans had already changed from tenuous wartime military use to overt development into an international airport.
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She credited her tenuous upbringing with making her a skeptic and a dissenter for the rest of her life.
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The distinction between pinto and solid can be tenuous, as so-called solid horses frequently have areas of white hair.
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Both sides have otherwise maintained a tenuous balance of power concerning their involvement in outside conflicts.
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Continuously tenuous gear placements in a row with up to 30 m ledge fall potential.
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It is cold, icy, and heavily cratered, with a very tenuous atmosphere.
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Our leadership could not have been more tenuous, conflicted and diffuse.
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Despite this growing recognition of their importance, these gardens have a very tenuous hold on their land.
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