The phrase "a tricky situation in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a challenging or complicated circumstance within a specific context or location.
Example: "We found ourselves in a tricky situation in the middle of the negotiation, where both parties had conflicting interests."
Alternatives: "a difficult scenario in" or "a challenging predicament in".
Executives at two networks acknowledged being in a tricky situation -- uncomfortable in allowing the Pentagon to dictate what they could report, but uneasy with the idea of alienating military officials who had been generous in granting battlefield access.
If the new Democratic majority in Congress decides to hold hearings to investigate how flawed intelligence led the Bush Administration into war in Iraq, one freshman congressman may find himself in a tricky situation".I'd be in a unique position, certainly," Chris Carney, a congressman-elect from Pennsylvania, said last week.
By Jane Mayer If the new Democratic majority in Congress decides to hold hearings to investigate how flawed intelligence led the Bush Administration into war in Iraq, one freshman congressman may find himself in a tricky situation".I'd be in a unique position, certainly," Chris Carney, a congressman-elect from Pennsylvania, said last week.
"It's a tricky situation to be in".
This is a tricky situation to be in when you are trying to court someone's attention, and all too common in the postdoc job market.
This leaves the Obama Administration, and Secretary Clinton in particular, in a tricky situation: Mr. Cohen may be replaced, but without a grand strategy into which 21st century statecraft fits, this tactic may lose direction as quickly as it grows in prominence.
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.
James Taylor, wonderfully calm and resolute in a tricky situation, guided England to victory on another night in the UAE when many of the fans opted to make their way home early having given up hope of Pakistan conjuring a victory.
It was a very tricky situation in the sense that we were trying to recreate something, but honor the spirit and concept (of the original), while telling a different story".
