Sentence examples for widespread embarrassment from inspiring English sources

When Craig David failed to win a single award in 2001, even losing to A1 in the Best Newcomer category, there was widespread embarrassment because it was an uncomfortable reminder of how bad the Brits used to be.

With up to £30 million stolen, the raid has created widespread embarrassment for the police and caused panic on the streets as shops gear up for the post-Christmas sales.

But there is widespread unhappiness and embarrassment among the fund's board members over the clubby nature of the process, especially among the countries in Asia and Latin America bailed out in the 1990s.

As Prime Minister Theresa May prepared for her visit to the White House this week, there was a widespread sense of embarrassment in Britain over the begging-bowl nature of her trip, a sense that she had to work hard to be the first foreign leader blessed with his summons.

By Wolcott Gibbs The New Yorker, July 5 , 1941P. 9 The sudden discovery that two things equalling the same thing aren't necessarily equal to each other has obviously caused widespread pain and embarrassment in the last couple of weeks, and we would like to offer our condolences to some of the principal sufferers.

Some critics said that some officials had covered up the problem until after the Olympics in August 2008 to spare the government embarrassment over its widespread regulatory failure.

His prolonged detention brought widespread international condemnation and much embarrassment for Rouhani, who has been trying to improve relations with the west, especially since the landmark nuclear agreement struck in July.

The airing of such embarrassments should earn Mr. Risen widespread public thanks for holding government accountable, not time in jail.

The project was plagued by widespread fraud and weak oversight and became a lingering embarrassment for Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's administration.

As Advanced Trading said: "In a nutshell, it's another high-profile embarrassment that adds more fuel to a widespread perception of today's marketplace as being simply too fast and too complex for regulators or participants to control.

For all the popularity that Mr. Putin enjoys, the national embarrassment (never mind the international outcry) might be acute and widespread enough to carry significant political risks.