Sentence examples for fragile entities from inspiring English sources

Alliances are fragile entities.

Many cities' gay villages may be fragile entities, stepping stones for urban change that bring gentrification in their wake.

Banks are intrinsically fragile entities, which is why, historically, they have invested so much in the pretence of security and solidity.

"Museums are fragile entities," Abbott says.

Proteins and peptides are generally fragile entities, easily degraded in the body.

And Bond himself has cautioned his investors in the past about deal business, noting companies are "fragile entities" with a life expectancy far short of HSBC's human customers, who total 100 million.

''We are an improbable and fragile entity..

When the gold standard was revived in the 1920s, it was a more fragile entity.

Mr. Mirisch was among those who wanted to see the academy — then a somewhat fragile entity — enshrined in modern quarters with a state-of-the-art theater.

Mr. Moi said the bombing demonstrated "in a most crude and violent manner that peace is a fragile entity that should not be taken for granted".

The result was a vicious circle that would become worse and worse as the financial system evolved into an increasingly fragile entity and households and businesses became increasingly mired in debt.