Sentence examples for which would embarrass from inspiring English sources

He was right, though he refrained from adding that a prosecution might reveal lapses which would embarrass the security services.

At independence, the cultural and political élite of Morocco thought that the country's Andalusian repertoire (al-ala), with its Islamic Iberian refinement, should be the classical music of the nation — not the trancing of intoxicated Sufis, which would embarrass the country in the eyes of the wider Islamic world.

Referring to Mr. Bush and Mr. Blair, The Wall Street Journal's editorial page on Thursday said, "It now appears that both leaders have been far more scrupulous in discussing this and related issues than much of the media in either of their countries, which would embarrass the journalistic profession, if that were possible".

It can abandon the deal, which would be embarrassing.

In return, I gave them notes at Christmas that thanked them, but not for the right things, which would have embarrassed us all.

I don't want to dress like a 19-year-old, which would be embarrassing not only to me but also to my 15-year-old daughter.

Libeskind made it clear that he was prepared to walk off the project, which would have embarrassed both the L.M.D.C. and Pataki, whose support was crucial to Libeskind's selection, and who has pledged to start construction on the tower by next year, when the Republicans come to town for their Presidential Convention.

Which would be embarrassing at the best of times, but with public-spending cuts looming and NASA's budget flat for the foreseeable future, it is causing real strains.In July, irritated by the JWST's rising costs, the House of Representatives tried to cut $1.9 billion from NASA's budget for next year, in an attempt to have the project cancelled.

MH Updated at 10.06pm BST 10.01pm BST I'm preempting Paolo Nutini playing Iron Sky (unless he already did, which would be embarrassing), by remembering the time Adele called the below performance of the track one of the best things she had ever seen in her life.

Over such a long reading one's mind can wander, and mine did, and I was already exhausted from a very demanding work week, maybe even a bit ill, and my butt grew sore from sitting, but as we neared the end I was fairly shocked to feel that if it went on much longer, I just might burst into tears -- which would have embarrassed me deeply as I was in the front row of readers facing the big crowd.

But people also accurately report personal bankruptcies, which would seem more embarrassing.