Sentence examples for fragile relations from inspiring English sources

Increasingly deadly attacks on churches by Boko Haram, an extreme Islamist group, are straining fragile relations between Christians and Muslims.

Clashes have increased as the civil war in Syria puts strain on fragile relations between Sunnis and Shias.

And Mr. McCain may also hope to shore up his still fragile relations with the Republican base.

It also reveals how fragile relations are between Washington and Mr. Putin's government, which has repeatedly accused the State Department of orchestrating the demonstrations.

They trace the fragile relations between men and women in Shanghai and Hong Kong, tragic figures who fail at love while battling the suffocating expectations of their elders.

He has become even more concerned about security because shifts in power among Arab states in recent months have weakened Israel's already fragile relations with its neighbors, particularly Egypt.

Many in India's large Muslim minority remain deeply concerned that a BJP government could damage still-fragile relations between religious communities, particularly if it were led by Modi.

Further deterioration and continued political infighting may inflict irreparable damage to the fragile ethnic relations and so put the state's viability in question.

Since then, the countries' fragile diplomatic relations have undergone considerable strain -- only worsened in recent months by the American military presence in the kingdom, American and Saudi officials said here this week.

"This Buckhead incident is a microcosm of the very fragile race relations that exist in Atlanta as well as the rest of the country," said Robert Bullard, a professor of sociology at Clark Atlanta University.

An indication of just how fragile those relations are was clearly seen in March 2013 when the president accused both Washington and the Taliban of colluding to prolong the conflict and the stay of foreign forces in his country.