Such data make good talking points for the G.O.P. candidates, but they also raise an awkward problem for the Party and its 2016 nominee-to-be.
On the ground in Iraq, an early withdrawal of Spanish troops would create an awkward problem for the United States military command, if it occurred before there has been a resolution of the current confrontation with the rebel Shiite cleric, Moktada al-Sadr.
Their defence, whatever its sincerity, of high culture poses a somewhat awkward problem for those on the left who do not wish to be seen, like them, as elitist, Eurocentric, or committed to aesthetic notions which appear to demote by comparison the value of arts and literatures in non-western cultures, or indeed in demotic western traditions either - chiefly folk and working-class cultures.
The difference of opinion between Panama and countries like Mexico, Venezuela and Peru creates awkward problems for the Administration.
In some instances this is inevitable — it's hard to deliver e-mail without knowing the destination, after all — but in many cases it's a result of the drive to stay compatible with regular e-mail, since encrypting the sending e-mail address and subject line would pose awkward problems for users who prefer to view their e-mail with standard mail programs.
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Yet, wine does present an awkward problem: the vocabulary for describing subtle differences in smells and flavors is imprecise.
But the substance of the reforms still looks set to go ahead.But the most awkward problem now for Mr Darling is how to respond to Mr King's pitch for more power.
This deliberate policy of "constructive ambiguity" overcame the awkward problem of status simply by not going into awkward detail.Since the last rumpus across the strait, China has insisted Taiwan accept the mainland's interpretation of the "one China" principle as a prerequisite for the resumption of talks.
Where France was always the chief troublemaker in NATO, in the EU Britain leads the awkward squad.The problem for EU defence policy, says Daniel Keohane of Fride, a Spanish think-tank, is that "Germany does not want to use military force, Britain does not want to use the EU, and France is caught in the middle".
