Sentence examples for this awkward time from inspiring English sources

Coach Jim Fassel, who has so skillfully handled this awkward time for his players, again showed a deft touch when he put the issue of emotions front and center during the Saturday night meeting.

Especially in the middle years, there's kind of this awkward time in one's career, in the middle years--I'm sure Tony Bennettt) went through it, I'm sure Johnny Cash went through it, and Peggy Lee, and all those people who have had life long careers.

That makes this an awkward time for the International Olympic Committee to decide, as it did in May, that transsexuals may compete openly in the Games.

It's just about a family trying to get through this painful and awkward time we're in.

"I am sure this is an awkward time for Senator Specter," said Senator Tom Harkin, Democrat of Iowa.

Is this the old strategy of turn out the base, or the political imperative of expanding the base?" This is an awkward time for Mr. Bush.

All this may not bode well for the dollar's status as the world's reserve currency.However, even if this is an awkward time for the currency, it need not be a catastrophic one.

There are also plans to ship oil to Asia from Canada's Pacific coast.However, these plans require political approval, and this is an awkward time for North American politicians to be weighing oily matters.

As for cost, a $95,000 appropriation to organize the hall of fame was removed from the bill because, as Mr. Kyrillos put it, this is an awkward time to ask for money.

Thomas Salerno, who represented the N.H.L.'s Phoenix Coyotes in their bankruptcy, said in an e-mail, "This is an awkward time for the Dodgers to be signing any big-dollar player," in part because "the new owner (whoever that will be) will be the entity responsible for paying such a contract".

With Bush leaving office in January, this is "an awkward time in the U.S. political cycle" because the president cannot make long-term commitments, noted Wharton finance professor Richard Marston.