Sentence examples for set awkward from inspiring English sources

Napster, which opened in 1999, unleashed the menace of piracy that still ravages the business, and the alternatives licensed by the major labels had limited catalogs and set awkward restrictions on users.

For a portable device, however, the module's attachment to its speaker set is awkward.

What is undeniable is that the attack is something new, and it could set an awkward precedent.

When Deutsche Bank resisted the appeal, because its executives deemed Postbank too expensive, that set an awkward precedent for the subsequent stock offering.

"I would have thought the high-profile exceptional treatment for Miss Budd would set an awkward precedent for you," Howe wrote, in a letter copied to Thatcher and 10 Downing Street.

Besides, the government set an awkward precedent in February by awarding striking railway workers a 17.2% pay rise.Another big difference between the Czech Republic and its neighbours, which may stunt its longer-term growth prospects, lies in their approaches to industrial restructuring and institutional reform.

However, Rifkind's own recent privacy issues had made that tricky; empty-chairing himself might have set an awkward precedent that the prime minister would not have appreciated, so he settled for looking grumpy and morose while Hazel Blears ran the show.

The panel's findings have been endorsed by the heads of the UN and the Commonwealth but Mr Nasheed said its account set an awkward precedent on how to change governments - as his supporters demonstrated in the streets.

Remember his first milestone, seven games into the season, when he set the awkward NBA record for career missed shots?

That will take money, but ultimately it also means taking in the western Balkan countries as members.The second danger is of setting an awkward precedent.

They agreed to put in money, even though it meant setting up awkward joint ventures to circumvent China's restrictions on foreign investment in telecommunications networks.