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The phrase "a tricky situation for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a challenging or complicated circumstance that affects someone or something.
Example: "The sudden change in leadership created a tricky situation for the employees who were unsure of their future roles."
Alternatives: "a challenging scenario for" or "a difficult predicament for".
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This provided a tricky situation for Middlesex.
The slump has created a tricky situation for the government.
AMY BERNSTEIN: OK, Mandy, here's a tricky situation for you.
It is a tricky situation for Jstor, which got back the hard drives containing its material from Mr. Swartz.
The possibility that Mr. Richard could face criminal charges creates a tricky situation for the company, in which the state holds 27 percent of the shares.
That has created a tricky situation for major fast-food chains and manufacturers who want to stop using partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, a food industry workhorse that is the source of artificial trans fat.
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He helped James Taylor rescue Nottinghamshire from a tricky situation of 29 for three against a makeshift attack and, with their efforts augmented by Chris Read's later unbeaten 59, the home side were able to finish the day on 377, all out in the final over.
A single goal aggregate lead when your opponents hold the away goal balance is a tricky situation, and for a period the Xolos looked more cautious in the wake of the Galaxy goal.
A tricky situation, said another, for if India gave Kashmir its independence, there would be 26 states in India wanting independence as well.
It is a really tricky situation for them.
"It's a very tricky situation for physicians and women themselves," she said.
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