21.  All of this has put the Clinton administration in an awkward position of fighting to block a Puerto Rican constituency that is normally an ally.

22.  Brewers pitcher Steve Sparks, who made his major-league debut yesterday, found himself in an awkward position.

23.  Bowden was left in an awkward position, not being able to announce the deal because he could not confirm it.

24.  Bush, though, is not the only one in an awkward political position.

25.  Bush himself is in an awkward position.

26.  But Favre, Holmgren continued, is a better athlete and makes amazing throws from the most awkward positions.

27.  But in attempting to fend off the pleas for assistance, the administration is in the awkward position of having to explain why it violated its own principle.

28.  But it might also be a liability, leaving the somewhat reserved Baldacci in an awkward position in the dog-eat-dog world of the U.S. Congress.

29.  But it might also be a liability, leaving the somewhat reserved Baldacii in an awkward position in the dog-eat-dog world of the U.S. Congress.

30.  But industry officials say the two conflicting rulings place Ruthardt in an awkward position.