Sentence examples for were distinctly uncomfortable from inspiring English sources

During her years in Iran, she had to persuade craftsmen to work with her who were distinctly uncomfortable about taking their orders from a woman (though you imagine, talking to Farmanfarmaian, that she could persuade anyone through the sheer force of her charm).

In such a situation, the climate in Washington was distinctly uncomfortable.

Go and find out who you are and what you can deal with and put yourself in some positions that will be distinctly uncomfortable.

East of the Rockies, however, U.S. summers are distinctly uncomfortable, and air conditioning is viewed as a desirable amenity in most areas.

However, Ken Livingstone, the former London mayor, said he was "distinctly uncomfortable" with a court's ability to remove an elected mayor.

There was also concern over the issue of free speech from the former deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce, who said he did not agree with the player's opinions but was "distinctly uncomfortable with this pile on".

When I mention it to others, most are distinctly uncomfortable with what they interpret as my abandonment of the "fight against cancer," which by their reasoning must be the explanation for my continued survival.

But she is distinctly uncomfortable with Roe because, by turning an ethical issue into a constitutional one, the Supreme Court ignored the great middle ground where Americans were and remain: in favour of legal abortion, but with restrictions.Prior to Roe, she shows, state legislatures were doing a thoughtful, deliberate job of reforming abortion statutes in line with local mores.

Aside from being distinctly uncomfortable, colonoscopies are also expensive.

But Mr Roche said the French are distinctly uncomfortable with what they see as some of the "undemocratic" associations of the monarchy.

"The Queen has lived through history, while French presidents and British prime ministers have come and gone". But Mr Roche said the French are distinctly uncomfortable with what they see as some of the "undemocratic" associations of the monarchy.