Government restrictions have put the business in an untenable position.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
But by the time I came along, that seemed clearly untenable.
It has been suggested that seasonal migrations could explain their presence, but this hypothesis is untenable.
It was a ghoulish and, I knew immediately, untenable situation.
She has made my position here in Hochhauser untenable.
They collectively dismissed the prospect as untenable.
Today, however, such an assertion is wholly untenable.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY►an untenable position
The scandal put the president in an untenable position.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN►position
· Like Castro himself, it has shown just enough flexibility to move away from untenable positions.
1an untenable situation has become so difficult that it is impossible to continue: The scandal put the president in an untenable position.2an untenable argument, suggestion etc is impossible to defend