untenable
Example Sentences
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Head teachers are struggling to find a work-life balance as they describe the pressures in their schools as "exhausting and untenable".
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It said: "Antonia's obsession with promoting her personal brand over the work and priorities of HMG has created an untenably tense and bullying atmosphere for all staff".
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Estrangement is untenable - but the frayed ties still demand a reset.
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She was one of the first MPs to call for the prime minister to stand down, saying his position was untenable.
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"His position now is untenable, because if he thinks that bad advice is enough for Morgan McSweeney to go, then, yes, I think that makes his position untenable."
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