Sentence examples for thorny position from inspiring English sources

For Huffington finds herself in a thorny position of conflict.

The other issue regarding the batting is the thorny position of No3.

Erik Hagerman, creative director for Walmart.com, said the company was in a particularly thorny position, because it must determine a way to tell users how to find some 500,000 items on the site quickly and simply, without using so many graphics and so much text that the site slows down.

Bokova, a Bulgarian diplomat elected in 2009 on a platform to reform the heavily politicized agency, is in a thorny position; going ahead with the prize could undermine UNESCO's credibility, but canceling it would offend African sensibilities.

Instead of ticking off lines of her résumé in the most general terms, Ms. Kennedy would fare better laying out specifics about her philosophy on education, even if it meant staking out some thorny positions on those cash incentives and merit pay for teachers.

Still, it was a thorny situation.

But the relationship between the two parties has become increasingly thorny, and his position trickier.

Almost immediately, Mr. Bartlett created 17 working groups — made up of lawyers, compliance officers and finance executives — to develop the industry's position on thorny issues.

But if we presume that celebrity should be good for something other than accumulating wealth and admirers, we must ask; "Why this?" Because for an A-lister who wants to show they've still got the common touch or a D-lister desperate for headlines, it's a lot easier than taking a public position on a thornier issue.

People should not rewarded for avoiding thorny questioning; especially in the unique position of being the opposition leader asking for a democratic mandate to rule.

That harsh position now looks somewhat thorny, in light of the recent revelations about Jim Bob's eldest child.