"delicate status" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is often used to describe a situation which requires careful navigation or attention. For example, "The delicate status of our negotiations requires us to approach the matter with caution."
Palestinians insisted that they were defending the mosque from "Jewish settlers" wanting to upset the delicate status quo.
Among many Tamils, as well as Sinhalese, the Tigers were despised for violently upsetting Sri Lanka's delicate status quo.
Any slight change in the delicate status quo that prevails in the area has the potential to set off unrest.
Any change in the delicate status quo seems capable of setting off a riot, as Jerusalem's most zealous Jews and liberals vie for the city's character and soul.
Leaders of the three churches that share control of the Church of the Nativity, always leery of prospective changes to the delicate status quo, also expressed some early reservations.
A delicate status quo governs rights of access to al-Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount.
Abbas addressed the tensions, warning Israel that its efforts to change the delicate status-quo of prayer rights in the Al-Aqsa compound — known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount — could potentially drag the region into a "detrimental religious war".
The U.S.'s move to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital has shattered the delicate international status quo over the city's status: Guatemala and Paraguay are both following suit in opening embassies there.
The most recent protests, in Jammu and Kashmir, touch on a particularly delicate subject, the status of Muslims in the state, the only one in India with a Muslim majority.
(Advance copies of the Cherrytree version of "Robyn" censor the word "Nazi". Are Americans really that delicate?) Robyn's status as a cult favorite in America reflects the slightly scrambled relationship between mainstream pop and underground music.
The two sides would not have to settle delicate issues like the status of Jerusalem in the first 90 days.
