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Meanings of delicate operation in English

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Usage of delicate operation in English
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And it was to be used for a delicate operation that night.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Ho...
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So the unpacking of the load was a tedious and delicate operation.
The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
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But toxic elements and non-performing assets threaten to destabilise this delicate operation.
The Irish Times
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Keep in mind that collecting the killzone patterns is a delicate operation.
The Death Cure
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Wish me success now, I am going to a difficult, delicate operation.
The Harvester
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This was rather a delicate operation to manage in the dark.
As It Was in the Beginning
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It's an extremely delicate operation and one that's very rarely performed.
The South African
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This is such a delicate operation that it requires long experience.
The Building of a Book / A Series of Practical Articles Written ...
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It was a delicate operation and inevitably one or two would fall off.
The Irish Times
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This is, however, a very delicate operation and doesn't always work.
Face to Face with Kaiserism
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The large aircraft is being moved across the city, in an extremely delicate operation.
The South African
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This was a rather delicate operation to commence; but the instrument was not wanting.
Lady Byron Vindicated / A history of the Byron controversy from ...
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Wellington City Council chief executive Kevin Lavery says it will be a delicate operation.
Radio NZ
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More delicate operation could not be imagined; but advance he did, advance and arrive.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12
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This delicate operation was confided to the engineer-in-chief who now showed his superior genius.
Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know
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He was intent upon the delicate operation he was performing.
Marzio's Crucifix, and Zoroaster
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