The phrase "awkward items" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe objects or situations that are uncomfortable, clumsy, or difficult to handle.
Example: "During the meeting, we discussed several awkward items that needed to be addressed before moving forward."
Alternatives: "uncomfortable items" or "clumsy items".
The VUE's tailgate opens high and wide, which aids in loading large or awkward items into the cargo bay.
You could use stuff sacks to pack nearly anything, but seasoned hikers don't bother putting clothing into stuff sacks, since packing softer, flexible items around the heavier, more awkward items is a more efficient use of space.
In 1945, while van Meegeren was imprisoned, an awkward item turned up in Hitler's private library at the Reich Chancellery, in Berlin: a deluxe volume of poems by a Dutch Nazi poet, illustrated by van Meegeren and inscribed, in German, "To my beloved Führer in grateful tribute, from H. van Meegeren, Laren, North Holland, 1942".
To ensure that they are not seen to be unproductive or over budget, audit staff avoid awkward looking items and often pretend to have checked items that have not even been examined.
"They wait in vain for the U.S. to say to Sharon, 'Enough is enough.' " All the gulf states are socially conservative, banning drinking and censoring media to eliminate both prurient and awkward political items.
Homeowners and car insurance is enough of a nightmare for most of us to handle but Surematics is targeting even more difficult cases — awkward expensive items like oil rigs.
Because it does not require categorization of the stimulus set, it avoids the potential problem of choosing "awkward" stimulus items at extreme ends of the parameter distribution during stimulus matching (e.g., very high- or very low-frequency stimuli).
As an example, it can be seen that most of the patients indicated being "anxious when the pouch is full", so the majority of the patients are below the level of item 4; on the other hand, almost no-one had any concerns that their "family feel awkward around" them (item 23), so most patients were located above the calibration of item 23.
Poor little brother Justice, up to a point Reprints Related items Israel and Palestine: Awkward pauseJun 28th 2007 Tony Blair: How will history judge him?May 10th 2007 Bagehot: After Downing StreetMay 3rd 2007In any event, his initial mandate looks a lot more modest.
Item #2: Awkward, staged, careerist faux-lesbianism.
Sectarian riddles Shifting sands Something rotten Eyadéma's woeful legacy Feet of Clay Reprints Related items Volcker's awkward questionsFeb 4th 2005 America and the United Nations: Kofi creamedJan 6th 2005But the report suggests Mr Sevan may have benefited personally.
