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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a considerable embarrassment to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a situation or event that causes significant shame or discomfort to someone or something.
Example: "The scandal was a considerable embarrassment to the organization, leading to a loss of public trust."
Alternatives: "a significant shame for" or "a major humiliation for".
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His posthumous homage to Carlotta was a considerable embarrassment to the O'Neills, and may have been meant to be so.
His disappearance is a considerable embarrassment to his defence lawyers from a firm called Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello and Bohrer.
Their appearance in Yemen is therefore a considerable embarrassment to the Saudi authorities.The merger is a practical response to developments in both Saudi Arabia and Yemen over recent years.
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We rode around town on two tandem bicycles and one single (a source of considerable embarrassment to me at the time) and at weekends we would occasionally rent a car in order to drive into the alps, and go hiking.
The State Security Agency (SSA) remained tight-lipped, but the main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), called for an urgent briefing to parliament, saying the exposé was likely to cause "considerable embarrassment" to the agency.
The Caribbean Community nations have refused to recognize the Latortue government, causing considerable embarrassment to the Bush administration, which had counted on their cooperation for police training and security.
This caused considerable embarrassment to the prosecutors – as well as to Britain's National Crime Agency, who had also hailed their involvement in his arrest.
The material was supposed to remain private but it appeared on social media shortly after the final whistle, causing considerable embarrassment to Williams.
He warned that the bodyguards "would undoubtedly immediately detect the presence of any undercover agents, which might result in considerable embarrassment to all parties concerned".
Julian Lewis, chair of the Commons defence committee, asked Fallon "whether the Saudis have explained why they used these British-supplied weapons, presumably in the knowledge it would cause considerable embarrassment to the British government".
"The dossier may not amount to much, but this is a considerable embarrassment for a government trying still to make a case for war".
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