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Instead, they were reminded of the tenuous reality of their oft-injured roster — and the difficulty of trying to manage Smith’s hand in particular.

They knew of each other, but the links are tenuous - some share a dentist, others mingled in the same circles, while a few attended similar exclusive soirées in the capital.

The already tenuous connection between the ballot box and the distribution of power will evaporate.

"It's a bit tenuous, but there was a sort of motive there," he said.

The casting process for “Superman” was famously so tenuous that producer Ilya Salkind arranged for his wife’s dentist to get a screen test just because of his striking resemblance to the Man of Steel.