Sentence examples for embarrass the state from inspiring English sources

Dr. ElBaradei has called on the state to change the Constitution again, a pragmatic first step since under existing law he is unlikely to qualify to run — a fact that he has used, subtly, to embarrass the state.

When Frydenberg was asked whether the announcement he was there to trumpet in the garage "was designed to embarrass the state government", we'd reached the point when truth would out.

Mr. Allred says the state attorney general made veiled threats in an effort to keep him quiet while the Olympics are in town, so that he not embarrass the state.

They all tried to position themselves as the most viable candidate to take on Senator Robert G. Torricelli -- a man who, Mr. Forrester said, "has done nothing but embarrass the state of New Jersey".

By this action, petitioner not only seeks to interfere with and embarrass the state court in his criminal case, but he also seeks completely to thwart its judgment by relitigating in a trial de novo in a federal court the very issue that he has already litigated in the state court.

Mrs. Romney's move has also led to charges of bossism by opponents of the Romneys, charges that might embarrass the state's best‐known Repub lican family.

The adoption of the constitution, as is well known, encountered great hostility from a large class, who dreaded a central government as one which would embarrass the states in the administration of their local affairs.

Mr. Wallace's in-state critics denounced him for a "charade" that embarrassed the state.

McDonnell has apologized for embarrassing the state through his interactions with Williams.

It was a reference to a statement by prosecutors on how Mr. Blagojevich's greedy behavior had embarrassed the state.

McDonnell also has offered a public apology for embarrassing the state and given back other "tangible" gifts Williams provided.