| не выдерживающий критики | untenable (If a theory or argument is untenable, it cannot be supported or defended against criticism. (Cambridge Dictionary) E.g., But scholars are citizens, too, and if it is wrongheaded to demand political payoff from basic research, it would be equally untenable to demand that research be quarantined from the real-world considerations that weigh so heavily upon us. — Henry Louis Gates, Jr., New York Times, 4 Apr. 1998: Lastly, the complainants argued the trustee shouldn’t have blindly accepted the developer’s certifications, but [Justice David] Crerar found it would be untenable to require trustees to investigate the validity and veracity of the developer's documentation.  nsnews.com ART Vancouver) |
