The phrase "awkward thing about" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a situation or aspect that feels uncomfortable or clumsy in some way.
Example: "The awkward thing about the meeting was that no one knew how to start the conversation."
Alternatives: "uncomfortable aspect of" or "clumsy part of".
The awkward thing about independent organizations is that they're independent.
The album opener, "Words (Big Mouth)," is one of them, and the song's title is the only awkward thing about it.
"The awkward thing about this decision is that the commission is issuing a warning but not calling for a change in Germany's budget policy," he said.
That's the awkward thing about climate change: denying it, even at the very highest levels of government, isn't going to alter the fact that it's happening.
Another awkward thing about this Home-to-Android handoff is that if the phone is unlocked, you can hold down the middle home "button" (it's not actually a button, it's a haptic area below the screen, standard on most Android devices) to bring up the Google App (which includes both a big Search bar and Google Now, if you have it enabled).
The awkward thing about the USDA's announcement is that six years ago, Congress disallowed the Obama administration from wielding the law in similar fashion.
He quoted Montesquieu, called for a 17% flat-rate income tax and said awkward things about America's global war on terror.
One of the awkward things about the postmodernists was that few of their leading lights actually wanted to be one.
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"One of the awkward things about Andrew Little is pinning him down to one position because he can play in so many," Smith said.
"And one of the awkward things about Suffragette was it clearly aspired to be about the experience of working-class women, but then cast a middle-class actor to do it.
