Sentence examples for embarrassing intervention from inspiring English sources

In an embarrassing intervention for the prime minister, Mr Booth recently described the 75p increase as "insulting and derisory".

Just as the Welsh first minister's embarrassing intervention proved when he threatened to veto a currency union - something he has no power over whatsoever, every incident of sabre-rattling from Better Together is a gift to the Yes campaign.

The improvements, which Apple calls QuickType, mean that you'll spend less time typing and apologising for autocorrect's sometimes-embarrassing interventions.

Macdonald's intervention is acutely embarrassing for coalition ministers.

Any intervention could fail, embarrassing the Clinton administration.

He was prone to embarrassing gaffes like a rambling answer on American intervention in Libya during an interview with the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

(Separately, on May 15th the Ministry of Justice dropped plans to allow secret inquests without juries, which could have allowed embarrassing "friendly fire" incidents to go unheard).The court's intervention may well bring benefits.

Votel now sits atop one of the major success stories of a post-9/11 military that has been mired in winless wars, intervention blowback, rampant criminal activity, repeated leaks of embarrassing secrets, and all manner of shocking scandals.

It was Hamby's "intervention," he claimed, that saved the network "from making embarrassing factual errors in broadcast segments and online stories".

Being termed failing is embarrassing and motivates schools to improve, whether vouchers or other interventions follow.

The whole situation is "embarrassing for both of them" and Ivan is furious with Rodney's intervention.