A tentative cough, suggesting that the situation was now about to enter upon a more delicate phase.

Dr. Bethom was at a delicate phase in an experiment.

The second time, the talks were at a delicate phase.

The comeback gets at the heart of the delicate phase in which Japan's political realignment is balanced.

"These efforts are entering an extremely delicate and serious phase."

After more than a year of stagnation, the Middle East peace talks have entered a particularly delicate phase.

We will not achieve concrete results during this stage of negotiations, which is a delicate and sensitive phase, by exploiting tensions.

Tunisia remains in a very delicate phase, although the first news about the formation of a national unity government is just coming in.

These negotiations are currently going through a particularly delicate phase.

The band's now ready for a very important and delicate phase of its career.