Word: tenuousness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...maybe the same isn't true for Nick. I've stayed up all night worrying about his tenuous mental condition, and I don't see any easy answers in sight. He's caught in a horrendous double-bind, just the sort of thing that leads to schizophrenia and full-scale psychotic breakdowns. And now, somehow, I feel that all this is my fault...
...duty and honor; the conflicts and intrigues among the boyars, who are fearful of the new tsar's control; Ivan's relationship with his friend Kurbsky, who secretly harbors resentments for his number two status; and Ivan's early sickness, which makes everyone in the court wonder about the tenuous future of the Russian state. Part I ends with the death of Anastasia, a turning point for Ivan, who loses the only person in his court that he can trust, making him feel more menaced and thus determined to make his regime more hard-line than ever...
Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld raised his 1996 presidential stock by proposing to cut state taxes as relief from the Clinton tax increases. And Ted Kennedy strengthened his often-tenuous hold on his job by raising enough money to scare Weld out of running for Senate next year...
...abductions threaten a tenuous democracy...
...immediate problem was that even this tenuous deal left Clinton well short of the 51 votes he needs to gain Senate approval. With the slim margin afforded by a 56-to-44 vote in the Senate, Democrats can afford to lose only six colleagues if they hope to save the measure. Already, Richard Shelby of Alabama, Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey and Dennis DeConcini of Arizona have made it clear that they cannot support the President. Of the six other Democratic votes up for grabs, Clinton must win three. Louisiana's Bennett Johnston voted against the package in June...