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The phrase "a very delicate question" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a topic that is sensitive or requires careful handling in discussion.
Example: "During the meeting, we addressed a very delicate question regarding employee privacy."
Alternatives: "a sensitive issue" or "a touchy subject".
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"To be ambitious, not overambitious, not underambitious – this is a very delicate question," he said.
"It is a very delicate question," said Dr. Micha Barchana, director of the Israel National Cancer Registry and the paper's senior author.
David Satter: This is a very delicate question because the apartment bombings implicate the Yeltsin regime, and many of the people in opposition to Putin had positions in the Yeltsin regime or they were in some ways sympathizers with it.
Hughes told BBC London 94.9: "It's a very delicate question.
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"It's a very, very delicate question who to let on side.
Although these are very delicate questions with very likely no easy answer, from the perspective of the mouse embryo, at least four things are to be considered.
"A very ticklish question.
"It becomes a very delicate balance".
It's a very delicate line".
This is a very delicate problem.
So it is a very delicate situation.
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