tenable

I'd be in some kind of tenable position to help him now.

But the situation as it stood was no longer tenable.

This clearly needs to change because it is no longer tenable.

"That kind of position may not be tenable much longer, you know."

Her position here would have to be made tenable - somehow.

"In the long run, this is definitely not a tenable system."

Neither position proved to be tenable in the long run.

Their difficulties are different, but neither seems tenable all through.

Yet I recently began to feel that ignorance was no longer tenable.

It was permitted until now, but that is no longer tenable.

This view is not tenable, however, under the natural definition of size.

I tried to shift us both into a slightly more tenable position.

As it will have become clear, I do not believe that this vehicle is tenable.

Would the "cultural" arguments for the color line be tenable in court?

Had his position been more tenable, he would have asked for a clarification.

It simple is not tenable in the context of modern science.

"To give financial support to war while at the same time preaching against it is, to me, no longer a tenable position."

Well, since the dates are established, your position is quite tenable.

But in my opinion, the enemy theory is not tenable, for you see.

It is a very tenable hypothesis, and will bear looking into.

However, it is a perfectly tenable principle for the future.

Desperate to get back to more tenable ground, he asked, "Do you know where she lived?"

Tenable offers both training and certification programs for its products.

I would think that is a tenable view, anyway, and especially in light also of the concerns about Section 5.

The budget debate has now shifted to whether the Republican plan is tenable.