He questioned the tenability of my claims. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a tenable theory. ,a research grant tenable for two years. From Dictionary.com.
In addition to monitoring thermal conditions and visibility, researchers also measured the oxygen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide levels to determine the tenability, that is, survival conditions, on the fire floor. From Wordnik.com. [ACM TechNews] Reference
The third question regards the tenability of the fundamental theory. From Wordnik.com. [Molecular Genetics] Reference
And this connects with familiar debates as to the tenability of externalist views in the philosophy of mind. From Wordnik.com. [Petty Injuries] Reference
In sum, the reduplicative strategy is of no use in showing the logical tenability of the two natures doctrine. From Wordnik.com. [The Maverick on Reduplication] Reference
Demonstrating that they are not simply false but grossly mistaken thus serves as an index of the tenability of his remarks. From Wordnik.com. [Making a Monkey out of Pat Buchanan] Reference
We have already in Chap. II, § 1 and 2, given an outline of this theory, and have only yet to discuss its present state of tenability. From Wordnik.com. [The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality] Reference
The tenability of such accounts concerns not only philosophers primarily interested in pleasure but also those more generally concerned with the nature of mind. From Wordnik.com. [Pleasure] Reference
The story might be warm, but I sense a false assumption that those who do not fundamentally doubt their faith are somehow uncritical and naive about the tenability of their beliefs. From Wordnik.com. [Preach Your Doubts] Reference
For example, some of Derek Parfit's work on personal identity is supposed to undermine the importance of personal identity as such, and that in turn might undermine the tenability of agent-relativity (see Parfit 1984). From Wordnik.com. [Reasons for Action: Agent-Neutral vs. Agent-Relative] Reference
Complete consistency and tenability in such theories is not to be expected. From Wordnik.com. [Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV] Reference
In both experiments the tenability limits were exceeded in the dorm room and corridor. From Wordnik.com. [ACM TechNews] Reference
In the sprinklered experiments, tenability was maintained in the dorm room and the corridor. From Wordnik.com. [ACM TechNews] Reference
McCauley is a clear statement against the legal tenability of speech codes on public university campuses. From Wordnik.com. [FIRE - The Torch] Reference
There are many advantages also for its tenability: our naval superiority would in - sure its easy retention. From Wordnik.com. [A History of the campaigns of the British forces in Spain and Portugal : undertaken to relieve those countries from the French usurpation : comprehending memoirs of the operations of this interesting war : characteristic reports of the Spanish and Portuguese troops, and illustrative anecdotes of distinguished military conduct in individuals, whatever their rank in the Army] Reference
Along with Paauw, Fedorov and Harmans, Mooij has successfully demonstrated that such tenability is possible. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
All that I am doing is to use its logical tenability as a help in the analysis of what occurs when we remember. From Wordnik.com. [The Analysis of Mind] Reference
Obama is, of course, much too sophisticated legally to believe in the tenability of his stated position himself. From Wordnik.com. [TrinidadExpress Today's News] Reference
The merit of his studies was at once recognized, but the tenability of his hypothesis was long and ardently disputed. From Wordnik.com. [A History of Science: in Five Volumes. Volume III: Modern development of the physical sciences] Reference
The tenability of Stockstad's position has been featured on the agenda before, and the result was the same: no action taken. From Wordnik.com. [The Santa Barbara Independent stories] Reference
Accountability is only for others not these timid Gutless, Cowards, who will do everything to have access to plausible tenability. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
"We are now waiting for the report and parallely also evaluating the tenability of this location at Chakan," Dow's official spokesperson said. From Wordnik.com. [Daily News & Analysis] Reference
At the same time as the solvency crisis, the minister wants to discuss with the sector "the tenability of the pension system in the long term.". From Wordnik.com. [The Moderate Voice] Reference
Prout advanced this startling idea at first tentatively, in an anonymous publication; but afterwards he espoused it openly and urged its tenability. From Wordnik.com. [A History of Science: in Five Volumes. Volume IV: Modern Development of the Chemical and Biological Sciences] Reference
Does tenability take the self-understanding of Scripture as its point of reference, or an extraneous reference point like the scientific establishment?. From Wordnik.com. [Triablogue] Reference
DNA on Saturday that Dow is "evaluating the tenability of this location at Chakan" while awaiting an evaluation report from the Maharashtra government on the Rs400 crore project. From Wordnik.com. [Daily News & Analysis] Reference
This theory, that Browning's aversion to the spiritualist circle arose from an absolute denial of the tenability of such a theory of life and death, has in fact often been repeated. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Browning] Reference
At the present moment, therefore, the question of the relation of man to the lower animals resolves itself, in the end, into the larger question of the tenability, or untenability of Mr. Darwin's views. From Wordnik.com. [Lectures and Essays] Reference
It is true that this practical realism threatens the tenability of an epistemological idealism, but the two have been united, and because of their common emphasis upon the individual such procedure is not entirely inconsequential. From Wordnik.com. [The Approach to Philosophy] Reference
I am intrigued by Caledonian’s response…though I am unsure about its tenability. From Wordnik.com. [The True History of the Wedge - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Justices Scalia and Thomas and the dissenters all reject the tenability of this distinction, so I don’t think it will survive. From Wordnik.com. [What Does The Supreme Court's Taxpayer Standing Decision Mean for Evolution Education? - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
At the present moment, therefore, the question of the relation of man to the lower animals resolves itself, in the end, into the larger question of the tenability, or untenability of Mr. Darwin’s views. From Wordnik.com. [Essays] Reference
They then try to give this tenability by claiming that Israelis target Palestinian children. ". From Wordnik.com. Reference
I'm not afraid but you and my mother will like each other -- she can't help it! "he exclaimed, less judicially than he had hitherto spoken, and he went on to urge some points of doubtful tenability. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of Silas Lapham] Reference
148-149 (rioting), and, most importantly, the non-tenability of charges under the Scheduled. From Wordnik.com. [Daily News & Analysis] Reference
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