But the decision to reverse course is directly traceable to Mr. Bush's calculation that the proposal was politically unsustainable.

The joint statement today called the imbalance "politically unsustainable," and said that its reduction was a "key objective" of the two leaders.

By 24 July this position had become politically unsustainable.

But the Rockefeller laws were deemed so harsh, with life sentences possible even for some small fry, that they became politically unsustainable.

Many military experts believe that an invasion is politically unsustainable and beyond the means of the deteriorating Russian military.

If the choice of the Fed proves politically unsustainable, it is crucial that some agency be given responsibility for intermarket coordination.

At some point, as in Vietnam, the American public will balk at the continued carnage, and this tragic misadventure will become politically unsustainable.

I am a big supporter of progressive taxation, but at some point it becomes politically unsustainable.

Several Republican negotiators said they shared the drug industry's concerns but believed that its position was shortsighted and politically unsustainable.

They felt Diệm's policies were making their client regime in South Vietnam politically unsustainable.