Sentence examples for possible embarrassment from inspiring English sources

And, because the votes are nonbinding, they carry only the sting of possible embarrassment.

He said he quit "to avoid any possible embarrassment to you". Mr. Doerfer took up law practice in Washington.

A bigger concern for Hart is the possible embarrassment of conceding against group minnows San Marino of Friday night.

They often want to remain as anonymous as possible -- embarrassment is one of the chief side effects -- but most of all they want relief.

"Any possible embarrassment that could result with his continued association with the halfway houses is something that they want to avoid".

The possible embarrassment of that Rangers team qualifying for the playoffs was mostly forgotten until the Diamondbacks and the Dodgers revived the situation.

Harsh as the consequences may be to the individual concerned, Congress has ordained the loss of citizenship simultaneously with the act of voting because Congress might reasonably believe that, in these circumstances, there is no acceptable alternative to expatriation as a means of avoiding possible embarrassments to our relations with foreign nations.

" Perhaps it was the specter of possible global embarrassment.

Proponents of the change insist they are not out to protect Mr. Bush from possible future embarrassment.

Still, it is possible that embarrassment plays a role; the authors note evidence that people tell small lies more readily than large ones, perhaps explaining why people are less willing to lie about filing for bankruptcy.

But, knowing the horse's tendency to mulish behaviour at the start of races and wishing to avoid any possible future embarrassment, she decided to give him away rather than sell him.