fragility

One of the principal reasons for this fragility is the deep sense of alienation and frustration felt by many Aboriginal Canadians.

Aboriginal Self-Government and Economic Self-Sufficiency 1992

"What you call my fragility is more apparent than real," she said with spirit.

The Woman from Outside [on Swan River] Hulbert Footner 1911

And I've found that women who advertise their fragility are the first to put the carving knife in your back.

Dana Kennedy: Hillary Chokes Up -- Carla Bruni Would Approve 2008

It's just like an analysis of fragility, which is typically seen as a disposition to fracture.

Ultrasound and the Future of Confused Wannabe Paternalists 2007

I am much more persuaded that the idea of fragility, and increased speed and power of transmission of economic crises, is plausible, though it may be hard to express rigorously.

Budget Deficits: K. Grease Plays Chicken Little 2004

These are the questions: have you had a what's called a fragility fracture, sort of a fracture that you didn't expect, family history of osteoporosis, significant height loss that's been over the past several years, or if you're taking steroid medications.

CNN Transcript Dec 1, 2004 2004

On other matters, however, there is a tentative quality and even a certain fragility.

Transformed Through Activism 2001

Barbara made a pseudo entry into adolescence, characterized by fragility and inordinate vulnerability.

Clinical Work with Adolescents Judith Marks Mishne 1986

One source of her fragility is her estrangement from her father Paul, whom she once observed hitting Lynn in the face.

NYT > Home Page By STEPHEN HOLDEN 2011

But it also says that 2009 saw at least three African countries - Rwanda, São Tome and Principe, and Zambia - witnessed a resurgence in malaria cases, demonstrating what the report called the "fragility of malaria control".

The Guardian World News Claire Provost 2011