Western governments are relying on the fragile coalition to end the chaos.

His margin of success came from the religious parties, which enabled him to form a fragile governing coalition.

Outside the fragile coalition, we trust the Israelis, who can be counted on in the crunch.

The Prime Minister says this is all he can get out of his fragile coalition.

If the conferees move to the right of the Senate bill, he said, the fragile bipartisan coalition could collapse.

Such an attack could also threaten the fragile coalition opposing Iraq.

The issue could become a highly divisive one for the fragile coalition of seven parties that is to govern.

Is that any way to maintain a fragile coalition?

The 62-to-36 vote in the Senate was a victory for a fragile bipartisan coalition.

For almost 20 months, he led the fragile coalition through many ups and downs.