"If the current posture of the Israeli government on Gaza continues it would not be difficult to predict that Turkish and Israeli relations will continue to be difficult and fragile,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

It makes our life fragile, ephemeral, and as a result of that, more precious.

它让我们的生命脆弱，短暂，因此而更珍贵。

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There seems to be something to that and yet Hobbes certainly regards life as a precious good, perhaps the most precious good of all, and he writes with a lively sense of how fragile and endangered life is.

看起来有点关系,霍布斯肯定珍视生命，可能把它当作最珍贵的东西，他用一种活泼感写出,人生的脆弱和危险。

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And assures that we're not cutting too abruptly while the economy is still fragile."

VOA: special.2011.08.05

But there are fears that even when a new government does get eventually elected, political differences and bickering could endanger the fragile peace process.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

"He was in Vancouver earlier this year." "He looked a little fragile, but he was there and I think he always enjoyed the Olympic games - why not?

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

The secretary's remarks were echoed by Haitian Prime Minister Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis, who said Haiti is treading on fragile ground and that without help for economic growth, the consequences will be catastrophic.

VOA: standard.2009.04.14

The economic leaders issued a statement saying although most economies are now recovering from last year's financial crisis, the recovery remains fragile and growth over the next few quarters is likely to be uneven.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

The agency report called for the need to adapt to an increase in more intense hurricanes in the Caribbean, above-average warming impact on glacier-dependent river flows in Central Asia,and droughts affecting fragile economies in North Africa.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01