The phrase "awkward process of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or procedure that is uncomfortable or clumsy in nature.
Example: "The awkward process of negotiating the contract left both parties feeling uneasy."
Alternatives: "clumsy procedure of" or "uncomfortable process of".
That same day the shooting stopped (more or less), and the armies began the awkward process of disengagement across what became a 4-km- (2.5-mile) wide DMZ.
All alone in their history-making moment, Venus and Serena Williams began the awkward process of trying to defeat the other in the final of the United States Open last night.
Wearing two suits would have been legal, if far from uncontroversial, until last Saturday, when swimming's world governing body, FINA, finally started the awkward process of attempting to stuff at least some of the genie back in the bottle that it had left unsupervised.
Firstly, there was the awkward process of separating the perforated disc from its square setting without ripping the thing in two.
The Apple TV will then auto-configure itself, bypassing the super awkward process of entering your Apple ID and Wi-Fi information using Apple's stick of gum remote.
This combination doesn't only impact the now awkward process of inviting a friend to view some content you created or shared within an app – handled today by spamming your friends with links via email or SMS, begging them to download the app in question.
You could order these items online and return them if they don't work out, but it's an awkward process that defeats a lot of the convenience of online shopping.
The task of connecting and disconnecting the different probes has to be carried out by reaching into the compartments using in-built rubber gloves - an awkward process in the benign weather of a spring day on the English South Coast, but potentially nightmarish in a punishing wind chill.
"It's a very awkward process, at best," Corker said.
This isn't Facebook where someone has to go through the awkward (and now extremely hard) process of defriending... On Twitter, no one knows... unless you go all hardcore and spend 15 minutes trying to find out if @friend is still following you.
I feel really ashamed, especially if the item makes me look fat or awkward (Participant F)." The "entertaining" process of trying on clothing in SPA stores seems to reflect the "disturber" role played by sales assistants in conventional stores.
