And without breaking any of those delicate little pieces off?

Immediately after lunch there arrived a delicate, difficult piece of work which would take several hours and necessitated putting everything else aside.

"It is a fine, delicate piece of work," he said.

For example, the big black marble bear out there is a rather delicate piece.

"That is not what that delicate piece of equipment was engineered to do!"

But how do you clean such a delicate piece of machinery?

They didn't know a delicate piece of gear when they saw it.

Well now, the point is this: there is a delicate, pressing piece of work that calls for a cool, experienced hand.

A delicate piece of machinery - and just as important, a chronometer.

She grappled in the water for the delicate piece, only to drop it again.