1.   Even so, this shift in thinking is taking place at an awkward time.

2.   So we had an awkward time.

3.   The incident came at an awkward time, preceding by a few days a visit by the Chief Rabbi.

4.   There were awkward times as well as good times, and subjects on which we could never agree.

5.   The new shows, despite being on at rather awkward times, are proving to be more wholesome affairs and are even starting to include interviews with session guests.

6.   An awkward time, remember?

7.   A plummeting dollar comes at an awkward time for policymakers.

8.   But illness often strikes unexpectedly, and when it occurs in politically awkward times, leaders often ignore their pledges.

9.   But the gathering also comes at an awkward time for Los Angeles, now embroiled in its most far-reaching police corruption scandal in recent history.

10.   But the convergence on the word today in the media and on Capitol Hill comes at a particularly awkward time for the American family.