Agnew has said taking up the post would be "problematic" for the Greens.
Signing the Yankees' Tino Martinez could be problematic for the same reason.
A rash of last-minute injuries really would be problematic for the management.
Feldman told me that this kind of political success can actually be problematic for the N.R.A. "The N.R.A. is not so much interested in winning," Feldman told me.
"It could be problematic for the future, but it could be an adjustment period, as you see in the literature on divorce, where kids move on.
Mr. Wissman's cooperation could be problematic for the Carlyle Group, the prominent private equity firm, whose activities are also being scrutinized for possible civil violations along with a number of other investment firms.
The suggestion that it will take unilateral action against a single technology such as onshore wind by introducing draconian measures into the planning system will be problematic for the Tories.
"The fact that there's two different tests raising two separate questions creates a significant hurdle and starts to be problematic for the athlete," said Gary Wadler, the former chairman of WADA's prohibited list and methods committee.
If they beat their first-round opponents — at the moment, the Phillies would play Arizona and the Braves would play Milwaukee — the N.L. Championship Series could be problematic for the Phillies.
That could be problematic for the prosecution, Professor Gillers said, because the defense lawyer could pin the witness to certain facts that would prevent the prosecution from later changing its theory of the case.
The lack of public access to the commissions has also proven to be problematic for the Obama administration, which has vowed greater transparency but continues to allow the Guant?mo proceedings to operate in the shadows.
