11.  It put the British in an embarrassing position.

12.  Most recently, Pirro has been the subject of a federal investigation, a particularly embarrassing position for the spouse of a district attorney.

13.  She was in a really embarrassing position.

14.  That pleased Mawae, who does not see his coach in an embarrassing position very often.

15.  The loss of a friendly bet with Bills teammate Bruce Smith left Flutie in the embarrassing position of having to wear a Virginia Tech baseball cap to the podium.

16.  The United States could be in the embarrassing position of seeing its military action, however successful on the ground, lead to a diplomatic victory by Iraq.

17.  Wednesday night, however, Tory leaders denounced him as duplicitous and disrespectful of Hague and putting the party leader in an embarrassing position on the Commons floor.

18.  But a recession in Germany has left it in the embarrassing position of being the EU country most in danger of breaking the cap.

19.  Many commentators assailed Yeltsin for putting himself in an embarrassing position by denying that devaluation was on the agenda just days before the move.

20.  The inability to reach a compromise has left Italy in the embarrassing position of having a caretaker government during its six-month term as European Union president.