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It no longer seemed tenable that Andrew should have the honour of being a prince and living in some splendour among the royals in Windsor.

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In other words when he sees the adviser's report, it is on that basis that he will have to decide if it is tenable to keep Rayner on.

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Canada had long been committed to a two-state solution as part of a negotiated peace process, Carney said, but he added that "this approach is no longer tenable".

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The first minister was asked if she thought the chancellor's position was tenable and whether she should remain in post.

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For a while, it was a tenable situation.

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