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Meanings of utterly untenable in English

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Usage of utterly untenable in English
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Both these considerations render its ascription to David utterly untenable.
Introduction to the Old Testament
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Was the conjecture that my part was played by some mimic so utterly untenable?
Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale
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The last is utterly untenable by the Insurgent gunners.
The Insurrection in Paris
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Once the army was concentrated with sufficient supplies at Akasha, their position was utterly untenable.
The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan
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The partisans of France, now menaced by England's naval power, were in an utterly untenable position.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 1 of 2)
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The ground he takes is utterly untenable.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 286, June 25, 1881
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They occupied an utterly untenable position.
The Winning of the West, Volume 2 / From the Alleghanies to the ...
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The common notion that peace and the virtues of civil life flourished together I found to be utterly untenable.
The Conquest of America: A Romance of Disaster and Victory, U.S....
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Such sentimental optimism has ceased even to be comforting, so utterly untenable has it become to every well-instructed mind.
Christianity and Progress
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To me, these positions seemed utterly untenable, their arguments preposterous, and I did my best to make this appear.
Half a Century
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From the time he assumed a ground utterly untenable, whatever were his motives or real convictions, his general influence waned.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 12: American Leaders
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The contemplated reduction of the governing body of the City is based upon a specious theory, which will soon be found to be utterly untenable.
The Corporation of London, Its Rights and Privileges
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"Unhappy, guilty woman," said the recorder, with the coolness of a demon, "the plea of insanity you would set up is utterly untenable.
The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney
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