Sentence examples for awkward issue for from inspiring English sources

Workplace discrimination has been an awkward issue for Mr. Bloomberg.

Energy is an awkward issue for Mr Bush.

Climate change is an awkward issue for our leaders.

Sans-papiers have long proved to be an awkward issue for the government.

A relatively quick end to the fight here would also quiet an awkward issue for President Obama in his hometown in the heart of a presidential campaign season.

There is, however, one slightly awkward issue for hard-core secularists who would combat what they see as a Christian whitewashing of American history: the Christian activists have a certain amount of history on their side.

That makes them awkward issues for Mr Romney, and more comfortable ones for Mr Obama.Take abortion, typically the main flashpoint in the culture wars.

Then there is the awkward issue of payment.

Before you set off, Pooch-O also helps with the awkward issue of price.

The kids' sense of belonging raised an awkward issue: Were they becoming more Russian than American?

"The last thing the American military wants is a lot of new European troops looking for close air support," notes Jeremy Shapiro of the Brookings Institution, a think-tank in Washington, DC.Another awkward issue may be Iran (see article).