1.   And Siderits argues that DeWine, who is Catholic and solidly opposed to abortion, has a more tenuous hold on that base than one might expect.

2.   A cease-fire has now taken tenuous hold, but the mood here remains dark.

3.   But killing sprees with multiple, random victims violate our tenuous hold on a sense of public safety.

4.   Football still has a tenuous hold on fan interest because a healthy percentage of the stars, like John Elway and Brett Favre, are white.

5.   In other words, there are few cities on earth where delayed gratification seems to have so tenuous a hold on the imagination.

6.   President Clinton negotiates with a weaker speaker, but one who can no longer afford to jeopardize his tenuous hold on conservative allies.

7.   The Dodgers need starting pitching and are growing weary of Eric Gagne, who maintains a tenuous hold on his spot in the rotation.

8.   The moors gained a tenuous hold on the glacial residue and never let go.

9.   The recent political turmoil in Venezuela merely exposed the tenuous hold that democracy has in the region.

10.   The US and its allies are either not in control of these areas or have a tenuous hold on them, Franks said.