unsustainable

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The aim remains to convince potential adversaries that "if they have the audacity to attack France... there will be an unsustainable price to be paid," the president said.

From BBC

A temporary surge in productivity may occur, the authors said, but it can be unsustainable.

From MarketWatch

However, the report says this was insufficient to meet rising costs and demands, and the boards now face a significant risk that they will become financially unsustainable within the next 12 to 24 months.

From BBC

Revenues from the oil industry were also declining, she added, while the central bank has said public spending is growing at an unsustainable pace.

From Barron's

Hutchinson said she felt there was acknowledgement that heads faced an unsustainable workload, but without practical intervention it was "meaningless".

From BBC