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The phrase "a delicate state" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation that is fragile, sensitive, or easily disturbed.
Example: "After the accident, she was in a delicate state, both physically and emotionally."
Alternatives: "a fragile condition" or "a sensitive situation".
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They are also typically in a delicate state of conservation.
This phenomenon of zero resistance is a delicate state.
Since his back was in a delicate state, our sex life stopped altogether.
The banks are still in a delicate state with many dependent on the European Central Bank (ECB) for finance.
Her TV career is on the rise and the Drapers' long-distance marriage is in a delicate state.
Mr. Mubarak, who turned 82 this year and has been in a delicate state of health since undergoing surgery in March, has not announced if he plans to run for re-election next year.
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"Leon was in a somewhat delicate state," Mr. Burnett said, "but the longer we went, the stronger he got.
Well, he was already in a somewhat delicate state to begin with.
They have emotional instability, poor judgment, physical complaints, sleep problems -- things that keep them in a very delicate state of vulnerability to coping with life stresses.
Gino Angelini hand-cuts it to what seems an impossibly delicate state, then serves it on toast that has been seasoned with olive oil.
Caesium, aluminium, niobium titanium nitride and diamond are among the substances being used by researchers trying to determine which will best allow particles to maintain a delicate quantum state of superposition, where particles exist across multiple, seemingly counterintuitive states at the same time.
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