Sentence examples for were relatively fragile from inspiring English sources

The developing embryos were relatively fragile at this early point in development, so shear force from flow in the tanks was kept to a minimum.

We are living a globalized world and our societies are relatively fragile already.

Try not to manhandle them in the pan too much as they are relatively fragile.

But in this case the N.H.T.S.A.'s position is wise, car seats being relatively inexpensive and children being relatively fragile.

As most cells and viruses are relatively fragile, exposure to chemical modification has the risk of affecting vitality, functionality and can modify antigenicity2.

Similarly organically modified sol gels have good tunable porosity and electrochemical activities, but are relatively fragile and have limited optical transparency.

Ms. Scotchel, a former basketball star, is relatively fragile in her recovery, while Ms. Rogers appears firmly entrenched in hers despite a tempestuous personal life.

That led him to discover that the bacteria, which are relatively fragile, transform themselves into tough and resilient spores when they run out of food, or experience heat or chemical shock.

It has become increasingly evident that the activism-driven corporate world is relatively fragile and is proving to be unsustainable, particularly when viewed in the broader context of rapidly changing political and social norms and increasing divisiveness across many planes of the social contract.

The scaffolds are relatively fragile and lack mechanical stability.

And some DVDs have shown signs of image loss even more quickly, because their plastic and glue layers have turned out to be relatively fragile and are vulnerable to sunlight exposure and mishandling--a phenomenon called DVD rot.