Sentence examples for had been delicate from inspiring English sources

Carrying rocks and planting trees, he wrote later, improved his health, which had been delicate since childhood.

In the afternoon, Mr. Angle was paired with Abigail Simon, who had been delicate in the Prelude; together, they floated across the earth and aspired heavenward.

Mackay had admitted negotiations to agree personal terms had been "delicate" with Capoue, but the Premier League new boys have missed out on luring him to the Welsh capital.

His health might have been delicate.

For Mr Santos, who is seeking re-election in elections on May 25th, the Petro affair has been delicate.

If Ms. Sarney has an obvious chink in her armor, it is her health, which has been delicate in the past.

The talks have been delicate because the subject is a sore one for Mr. Hewitt, according to people at CBS.

Cross-examinations have been delicate but laborious, conducted at a distance of more than 4,000 miles and through translators.

"While the economy is picking up, foreign exchange movements have been delicate, and I hope the B.O.J. manages monetary policy with this in mind," Heizo Takenaka, the economics minister, told reporters today.

Tessa Jowell, who played a key role, told me it had been as delicate a task as delivering the Olympics.

It upends what had been a delicate balance of power in Tripoli and raises the prospect of more violence to come.