Sentence examples for are in a delicate from inspiring English sources

But states are in a delicate position.

He and the company are in a delicate position.

We are in a delicate situation in the Central African Republic, and the tension is mounting.

The economies of both nations are in a delicate state, with Sudan suffering from a loss of oil income since South Sudan's independence, and protests springing up in the streets of Khartoum early this year.

But Gossage knows how tempting it will be for Torre to use Rivera in the eighth, especially if the Yankees are in a delicate spot or in a commanding position.

In one of the longest spacewalks to date, more than eight hours, Dr. Grunsfeld and his spacewalking partner, Steven Smith, replaced the telescope's gyros, a job that Dr. Grunsfeld described as "an icky task" because the gyros are in a delicate and awkward spot.

The Karmapa is in a delicate position.

The mayor is in a delicate position.

Barak is in a delicate political position.

Mrs. Jackson is in a delicate legal position.

True, the Obama administration is in a delicate spot.