delicate situation

collocation in English

meaningsofdelicateandsituation

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delicate
adjective
uk
/ˈdel.ɪ.kət/us
/ˈdel.ə.kət/
needing careful treatment, especially because ...
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situation
noun[C]
uk
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/
the set of things that are happening and the conditions that exist at a particular time ...
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(Definition ofdelicateandsituationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdelicate situation

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We have created adelicatesituationby including two free parameters in a process whose only reality check is how well the numbers fit observed data.
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Hart was in adelicatesituation.
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Having said that, it is necessary to stress that this directive deals with a complex anddelicatesituationrequiring an urgent solution.
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We are at a verydelicatesituationin regard to that.
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I accept that it is extremely difficult in thisdelicatesituationto pass comments.
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It is obvious that it involves a serious and verydelicatesituation.
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Not only has he handled adelicatesituationwith consumate skill.
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Realising that fact, how can we best deal with adelicatesituation?
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Can we hope in the presentdelicatesituationfor a trend towards one-man, one-vote in local government?
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Some of his remarks, in the verydelicatesituationthat we are in, are most unfortunate.
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That is precisely the point that we are trying to put across in this—as my noble friend said—particularlydelicatesituation.
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I agree that it is adelicatesituation.
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The presentdelicatesituationcan hardly be improved by discussion.
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For the sake of clarity, it is important to make this point in adelicatesituation.
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They call for good will on both sides and the maximum restraint on all sides so as not to aggravate an alreadydelicatesituation.
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It was a difficult anddelicatesituation, and one had some qualms about raising it.
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That is why we have said that the need for balance, care and judicious management of thisdelicatesituationis of prime importance.
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We are unfortunately faced with an extremelydelicatesituation.
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This is an immensely dangerous anddelicatesituation.
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