Today the complex has become quite fragile and the caves should not be entered.

The tissues that support the underlying blood vessels have become more fragile.

All the things that Boces does well become very fragile.

But he helped Kindan as if the boy had suddenly become fragile.

Without such treatment a typical book survives for less than 50 years before becoming too fragile to use.

Lately, it seemed, their upbeat moods were becoming less frequent and more fragile.

So status has become nerve-rackingly fragile, a source of simmering anxiety.

Many have become extremely fragile, and all are being painstakingly transferred to videotape.

In effect, the threshold of action was lowered by the knowledge that markets had recently become fragile.

This would result in light bulbs becoming very fragile, which would be a problem, particularly during manufacture.