Nearly every Wednesday morning since, Mr. Schneider has returned to the Clock Tower Building to raise the two 800-pound weights whose slow descent powers the delicate, intricate gears.
Half a century later, quality watchmakers have vastly improved timekeeping accuracy by introducing delicate tourbillon gearing in their fanciest models.
The opening 25 minutes of Saturday's match contained much of that quality of a surprised opposition, the same intent of the United forwards, the same delicate meshing of the gears in the game's lubricated flow.
Passengers will still have to turn their phones off for take-off and landing, but once above 10,000 feet, they will be free to use them as annoyingly as ever.But aren't mobile phones supposed to interfere with an aircraft's sensitive navigation gear, especially its delicate GPS receivers?
Bonus point in the bag, New Zealand emptied their bench and finally went through the gears, the most delicate of inside balls putting in Sonny Bill Williams before Sam Cane added a sixth, all converted by Dan Carter before the man of the night Ma'a Nonu finally had his say.
World Nomads, an insurance broker geared to longer-term travelers, addresses delicate questions on its Web site such as whether your coverage will apply if you were parachuting, attacked by a bear or robbed while breaking local laws.
With the process of shifting gears automated, operating a bike — usually a delicate bit of choreography involving both hands and feet — becomes a bit easier.
But it seems the testosterone-fuelled harmony of Britain's leading trio of petrolheads is in danger of disintegrating over the delicate matter of who is paid what to present Top Gear.
Weaving together delicate ambience and lush textures, Peralta stood hunched over his gear bathed in blue light, filling the intimate space with vibraphone-like Rhodes sounds.
She is at first watchful, shy, and looks so diminutive in her sports gear that she could be mistaken for a woman of delicate build.
