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The phrase "at a delicate stage" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation that is sensitive or requires careful handling, often in contexts like projects, relationships, or processes.
Example: "The negotiations are at a delicate stage, and any misstep could jeopardize the agreement."
Alternatives: "in a sensitive phase" or "at a critical point".
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The book comes at a delicate stage in the FARC's ties with Venezuela's government.
Experts warned they could inflame tensions at a delicate stage in the country's transition to democracy.
He would not comment further because "negotiations are at a delicate stage".
The executive cautioned that the talks were at a delicate stage.
Propping up banks in Spain is still at a delicate stage.
Peace talks in Sudan involving the UK special envoy are said to be at a delicate stage.
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Former leader Smith succumbed in October 2003, although the Brexit negotiations are at such a delicate stage that a leadership challenge would represent a significant complication.
At 26, her career is at what you might call a delicate stage.
The talks, however, have reached a delicate stage, the executives cautioned, and the negotiations could collapse.
It didn't help that we were also at a delicate point in our careers: the stage when most researchers ourselves included start searching for tenure-track positions.
He has made it clear he is prepared to return to support the Government in the vote, depending on the whips' calculations of the arithmetic – which was being decided late last night – but if he were to come back he would have to leave today, with negotiations in which he is playing a crucial part poised at a very delicate stage.
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