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The phrase "a difficult predicament for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a challenging situation or problem that someone is facing.
Example: "The sudden loss of funding created a difficult predicament for the research team, forcing them to reconsider their project timeline."
Alternatives: "a challenging situation for" or "a tough spot for".
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It's a difficult predicament for the police in other areas, who have to choose between sending a minor into a possibly unsafe environment at home, and holding them in an unsuitable one at an adult prison.
Apart from stigmatization's negative impact on various aspects of social life and mental well-being [ 66, 26], Pachankis, stresses that "the ambiguity of social situations combined with the threat of potential discovery, makes possessing a concealable stigma a difficult predicament for many individuals" [ 65].
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He's reeling, really, from what he admits is a difficult predicament of his own making.
From the pulpit, the philosopher and activist Cornel West declared, "This is a difficult situation — a difficult predicament — but I simply come to say that I find joy in the struggle for freedom".
"It's a difficult predicament," he said.
"You have to appreciate that Mullah Omar lives in a difficult predicament.
But the emotional debate has put other would-be participants in a difficult predicament.
Facebook is in a particularly difficult predicament.
Being there felt like a very difficult predicament.
"In March and April, you overcame a very difficult predicament," he said.
If, as is becoming more likely, the provision survives in final legislation, President Bush will face a difficult political predicament.
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