Sentence examples for a thorny position from inspiring English sources

For Huffington finds herself in a thorny position of conflict.

Bokova, a Bulgarian diplomat elected in 2009 on a platform to reform the heavily politicized agency, is in a thorny position; going ahead with the prize could undermine UNESCO's credibility, but canceling it would offend African sensibilities.

That puts the president and his defenders in a potentially thorny position: Could Trump's cries of "total exoneration" become his own "Mission Accomplished"?

Still, it was a thorny situation.

"That's always a thorny place for legislators to go".

While some users who complained of racial profiling applauded the new policy, it puts the company in the thorny position of policing what constitutes a legitimate threat and what is thinly veiled prejudice.

The other issue regarding the batting is the thorny position of No3.

Instead of ticking off lines of her résumé in the most general terms, Ms. Kennedy would fare better laying out specifics about her philosophy on education, even if it meant staking out some thorny positions on those cash incentives and merit pay for teachers.

But despite its redoubtable position, Baidu finds itself faced with a thorny challenge — keeping both the technocrats in Beijing and the financial analysts on Wall Street happy at the same time.

"Bucking Bush, Senator Takes a Thorny Path" (front page, May 5), about Senator Olympia J. Snowe's position on President Bush's tax-cut plan, makes it so clear why she has overwhelming support here in Maine.

He now faces a thorny ethical challenge for the company, one that could damage its financial position and reputation.