Also, the Arab region has long played a key role in discovering new genes and it is really awkward why this region has not been so actively involved in today's genomics research and genome-wide association studies.
The discovery that some meat labeled "beef" in lasagna, burgers and other foods in Europe was actually horsemeat, comes at an awkward time for the region, according to the Financial Times.
The current situation is nothing short of an internal brain drain: the north of England has some of the best universities in the world, yet their graduates have an awkward habit of fleeing the region after graduation.
"The Unknown Matisse" told of an awkward youth from a dismal region of northern France — he was born in the cottage of his maternal grandmother, in 1869, and was raised in Bohain, an industrial textile center.
Now Tatarstan -- one of the 89 regions in Russia's awkward and disjointed federation -- is under siege again, this time by Vladimir V. Putin.
Subjects in the awkward middle distance -- call it Region -- pop into the frame sometimes, but not with the frequency or fine detail that the closest, most engaged viewers (you, in other words) might hope for.
All patients were troubled by the cosmetic appearance of the severe deformity but were also complaining of awkward gait and discomfort in the knee region after prolonged walking and vigorous activities.
