Sentence examples for awkward couples from inspiring English sources

A quartet of postgraduates descends on the sleepy town of Divott in the Welsh Marches; two awkward couples, enmeshed in the "tight, exhausting friendship of the young".

An awkward couple, though?

But many other attempts to press charges foundered.In this section The awkward couple Justice or democracy?

Mr Neves took a 45% cut in salary, capped public-sector pay and left 3,000 jobs unfilled, rather than using them in the traditional way to reward political allies.In this section The awkward couple Justice or democracy?

And reaction to the new pope also revealed how far Argentina remains divided about what happened before and during its military dictatorship of the 1970s.In this section The awkward couple Justice or democracy?

A FIFA spokesman said that "construction works have been delayed due to the limited labour force on the island" and insisted that "we constantly monitor" the activities of its member federations.In this section The awkward couple Justice or democracy?

It was an awkward coupling, and now that its offspring have failed, hard-nosed business types may find it absurd that such arrogant neophytes were ever allowed to set up companies.

The EU's new office in Havana will deal only with trade matters.In this section The awkward couple Landry bites back Defeat, sort of A lack of clarity on terror Wary partners Reprints Related items Dissent in Cuba: David and GoliathJan 16th 2003 Cuba and the United States: The Americans have comeJan 2nd 2003All of this angers Mr Castro.

Instead of following tradition and staying aloof from local politics, he had campaigned for PAN candidates.In this section The awkward couple Landry bites back Defeat, sort of A lack of clarity on terror Wary partners ReprintsBut the PAN is not panicking.

It's been an awkward couple of days in Sacramento, as legislative Republicans saw many of the comments as over the top.

To save everyone an awkward couple of minutes, find out if he/she has already been taken.