Sentence examples for administration was caught from inspiring English sources

Overall, the administration was caught in a familiar dilemma by the upheaval in the region.

That was the case in 2006, when the Bush administration was caught flat-footed by news of its own Dubai ports deal.

Last week, too, the administration was caught out in a tortuous U-turn when it filed a brief in a Supreme Court case involving race-based firing in New Jersey (see article).

Five years ago, Mr. Kennedy, then the under secretary of state for management in the Bush administration, was caught up in a high-profile Congressional investigation of the episode in Nisour Square.

Still, we were puzzled as to why Mr. Bush had not said that earlier; his administration was caught hiring a public relations specialist last year to pose as a news reporter and peddle propaganda spots.

In dealing with the nuclear defiance in Iran and North Korea, the Bush administration was caught between the precedents set in Iraq, where it had gone to war to change the regime, and Libya, where it had signaled Muammar el-Qaddafi that if he gave up his unconventional arsenal, Washington would eschew the objective of regime change.

The administration is caught between those who favor the educational approach and those who fear that it would allow critics to label this administration as "soft" on welfare.

The administration is caught between not wanting to inflame Arab public opinion by exercising yet another veto in support of Israel and the domestic political perils of pressuring Israel, which can alienate some Jewish voters and campaign donors.

While conspiracy theories abound over this sudden soft-pedaling, the simplest explanation is that the Bush administration is caught in something of a vise between salvaging the progress it has made with Sudan in recent years -- most notably the north-south peace settlement that American diplomats were instrumental in forging -- and the risk of losing it all by pushing too hard on Darfur.

Repeatedly, Mrs. Whitman was caught between administration officials who said she was too willing to press for regulatory remedies favored by environmentalists and environmentalists who accused her of not forcefully advocating their causes.

Edmund failed to get along with the new administration, and in 1330 he was caught planning a new rebellion, and executed.