Tenuous

Weak; barely holding together , control
 

     

 

Paraphrasing example:
Original sentence:

"Communication to Indonesia was very tenuous after the tsunami." 

Paraphrased sentence:

After the giant waves struck, it was very hard to get in touch with people in Indonesia.  

 
   
 

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Original sentence:

  "The basketball team had a tenuous lead at halftime."

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