Sentences with phrase «tenuous one»

National unity remains tenuous and regionalism rife.

The chances of congestion pricing being enacted this year are «tenuous at best» — but there's still a chance for a «phased in» plan, Cuomo said.

The link between the chains he was sporting and the «links» he was hoping to advertise is tenuous at best.

State Sen. Joseph Robach, a Democrat - turned - Republican, will not run for the congressional seat once held by late Rep. Louise Slaughter, saying he believes he can have the «greatest impact» if he stays put in the Senate, where his party holds a tenuous one - vote majority.

The quote does not mention feeding method, yet natural childbirth advocates appear to have trouble bonding to babies unless they breastfeed them, and apparently, it takes them extra long to bond with their own babies since they insist that they must breastfeed them for extended lengths of time to strengthen the tenuous bond.

and that is oxytocin, which * CAN * calm a mother, and * CAN * strengthen a bond that it tenuous in stressful times.

So the belief / evaluation we are sleep obsessed based on poor sales of books on racism is tenuous at best, propagandaist at worst.

Suddenly this new excitement, sickness, routine, or uncertainty is just enough to upset the tenuous potty routine and send your head - strong toddler into a potty - training backslide.

Imagine how much progress we'd make if all those researchers went and volunteered in school gardens and cafeterias instead of trying to find ridiculous (and tenuous) correlations.

It breaks my heart to pieces to think about people worrying about very tenuous and unfounded risks, when there are very real and all to common ones right there in front of them.

During my second pregnancy, I was so wound up in that mix of hope and fear and grief and tenuous life that is pregnancy after loss that I didn't tell a soul.

The connection is more than tenuous.

Is it all a crapshoot, especially if we're basing a «perfect partner» — aka The One — on a few tenuous characteristics?

Instead, the trends suggest «men's family relationships en masse remain relatively fragmented and tenuous.»

This is critical if you have a baby whose tail - end portion of their sleep cycles are light and tenuous.

Figuring on the new costs and reduced income, coupled with a tenuous job market, could cause you to wake up at three a.m. in a sweat.

Both point out that the small sample on which McIntosh's claims are based is not representative of separated families in general: the parents» relationships were particularly short - lived and tenuous.

The more tenuous the relationship with the mother, the more likely it is that the father will be depressed.

The final news of the day is the rather tenuous suggestion from Sky Sports that — because no - one has made a bid for Sporting Lisbon's Miguel Veloso — Arsenal are ready to launch a bit for the player.

Some rather tenuous reports last week had suggested Klopp was wanted by the Catalan giants to replace Enrique, despite the German being just 18 months into his reign at Anfield and having signed a six - year contract last summer.

Stoke's Premier League survival on the back of four defeats in a row is looking more and more tenuous, with Paul Lambert's side inside the relegation zone by four points.

However, with (what has recently become) the biggest game of the season scheduled for next Saturday, manager Slaven Bilic will be anxious to deploy his resources prudently; would his tenuous position survive either a shock EFL cup exit (probably) or a home spanking by those neighbourly, north London itinerants (unlikely)?

listen to «Podcast EXTRA — Easter» on Audioboo Sam Limbert is joined by James Bale to try and make tenuous links to Easter and football.

Furthermore, this rumor would see Roma, once again, enter into a tenuous transfer triangle with Chelsea, with Everton playing the role of Fiorentina in this instance.

Any concept of competitiveness in today's game is as tenuous as if it were a bunch non-league postmen, plumbers and supermarket shelf - stackers turning up for a third round cup tie against illustrious top flight superstars; with not even the hint of a potential banana skin in sight.

And better still, the link is very tenuous, and probably untrue.

This one has the most tenuous Arsenal link in that the last line rings true.

The player, of course, was Nuno, so the link isn't tenuous.

While we entered the day dreaming of second place, the reality is that Roma's grasp on third is tenuous at best.

With this loss, Roma's hold on third place becomes extremely tenuous.

The stability of the former slave state was tenuous at best while the gold - masked Sons of the Harpy murdered citizens and Unsullied alike, a situation that could worsen with Queen Daenerys skipping town (and escaping assassination) by taking flight on one of her dragons.

It might be a tenuous couple of years for the pass defense.

Road trips to Cincinnati, UAB, and Tulsa are tenuous (and would be projected wins at home), and S&P + projects the Wave as outright favorites in just two games, with five relative tossups.

And with the Twins dealing with a hamate injury to outfielder Byron Buxton, who has helped propel them to second - half relevance and the wild card spot they have a tenuous hold on, now is the time for the Angels to upgrade.

Picture this, we don't come out of the gate firing on all cylinders, Wenger speaks of how there wasn't enough time for the first - teamers to build chemistry, several key players aren't even playing because of Wenger's utterly ridiculous policy regarding players who played in the Confed Cup or the under21s and the boo - birds have returned in full flight... if these things were to happen, which is quite possible considering the Groundhog Day mentality of this club, how long do you think it will take for Wenger to recant his earlier statements regarding Europa... I would suggest that it's these sorts of comments from Wenger which are often his undoing... why would any manager worth his weight in salt make such a definitive statement before the season has even started... why would any manager who fashions himself an educated man make such pronouncements before even knowing what his starting 11 will be come Friday, let alone on September 1st... why would any manager who has a tenuous relationship with a great many supporters offer up such a potentially contentious talking point considering how many times his own words have come back to bite him in the ass... I think he does this because he doesn't care what you or I think, in fact he's more than slightly infuriated by the very idea of having to answer to the likes of you and me... that might have been acceptable during his formative years in charge, when the fans were rewarded with an scintillating brand of football and success felt like a forgone conclusion, but this new Wenger led team barely resembles that team of ore... whereas in times past we relished a few words from our seemingly cerebral manager, in recent times those words have been replaced by a myriad of excuses, a plethora of infuriating stories about who he could have signed but didn't and what can only be construed as outright fabrications... it's kind of funny that when we want some answers, like during the whole contract debacle of last season, we can't get an intelligent word out of him, but when we just what him to show his managerial acumen through his actions, we can't seem to get him to shut - up... I beg you to prove me wrong Arsene

This is a given with most coaching staffs, but it is often a tenuous relationship.

You generally can't consent to assault / battery but that's a tenuous case.

The Rockets are still alive, and OKC will take a tenuous 3 - 2 series lead to Houston on Friday night for Game 6.

Conley, a second - year wide receiver, got a tenuous grasp on the ball before getting swarmed by a fast - closing Davis.

It doesn't help him that his grasp of English is so tenuous.

EJ Manuel, who was selected with the 16th overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, entered the offseason with a tenuous grasp on the starting job.

This felt like the most tenuous 18 - point lead in the history of college football.

It's nice that there are a few people out there who don't need the tenuous excuse of genre - busting to show the «keepers a little love.

I will not swear, obviously, but I am unable to write an honest anti - Wenger artyicle without forceful and real language, castigating his tenuous grip on reality.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has perhaps given a startling insight into how tenuous his current position is at the club by confirming that he won't be finishing his managerial career at Stamford Bridge.

In absolute contrast to the superfluous resources on the flanks, the middle of the park looks tenuous, and lacks in resources if someone misses out through injury.

A 10 - footer to save par or avoid a double is different for them, but it still looks tenuous.

Yes, Danny Welbeck would likely be there if he were fit, but the continued excellence of Marcus Rashford means his grip on a first - team place is tenuous these days.

Managers in tenuous positions may feel pressured to get up a full head of steam even with only two weeks of exhibition games.

So to discover that the bumpy old airfield on a remote bit of moorland a few minutes drive from where I live not only had a motorsport history, but a (tenuous) Formula 1 history?