Sentences with phrase «are awkward on»

Controls are awkward on the touch screen, using one side of the screen to control movement and the other side to control character actions and the camera.

He was awkward on the ball and defensively he never turned up.

Unfortunately, the pockets are inset in a way that adds bulk where I need it least, and the rise is awkward on my body — set at my natural (high) waist is uncomfortably snug, but lower down makes the pants look and feel sloppy, like they're falling off.

This is awkward on many levels, and doesn't really make any sense.

While game genres like first - person shooters can be awkward on a touch device if not done just right, role - playing games fall right in line with the iPad's mechanics.

PDF is awkward on the small screens of mobile devices and they can not be read by most ereaders, although the iPad displays them brilliantly.

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If you're waffling on having a necessary - but - awkward conversation, imagine how you would defend your decision to open the discussion before approaching the person for that uncomfortable chat.

Some reviewers also complained about the awkward placement of the control buttons, which can make it easy to shut off if you aren't paying attention to how you're holding on to the straightener.

Maybe your awkward interview came in the form of a potential employer asking you about a skill set that wasn't outlined in the job description, or maybe your nerves simply got the best of you and you blanked on how to respond to a simple question.

Denizens of the tech landscape are realizing there's a depressing amount of truth in their embarrassing portrayal on Silicon Valley as soulless, vapid, greedy, socially awkward opportunists.

Here's a topic that will make Thanksgiving dinner awkward: How much are you spending on gifts this season?

They knew it was going to be ridiculously awkward, with the glasses arranged on Blumenthal's dining room table.

There are also awkward gaps in the history it archives, such as the dearth of footage documenting one of the largest massacres of civilian protesters in modern world history — the infamous assault on a Muslim Brotherhood — led sit - in shortly after the military coup of 2013, which killed more than 800 civilians.

You might think it's better to be available 24/7, but if you're too exhausted to even mutter a simple «Hello» to the person on the other end, it's going to be an awkward experience for both of you.

At first glance, the offensive postscript is a sad juxtaposition, an awkward add - on that leaves a bad taste in your mouth.

While its emphasis on fostering «intimacy» between bosses and underlings can at times read like the world's most awkward relationship guide, that's kind of the point.

Bezos» presence would be awkward, obviously, given how aggressive his Washington Post has been in its reporting on Trump and how many times the reality show star turned President - elect has attacked Amazon on a number of issues.

On top of all that, the November election is just a few short weeks after the September meeting, which makes this an awkward time for the Fed to move, as it may create economic volatility that could affect the outcome.

But Begelman says Bisnow found its journalists were too busy to focus on conferences, and they have complex relationships with their sources, making speaking requests awkward.

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What could have been an awkward and unproductive meeting turned into an opportunity to refocus on the goal.

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While we previously relied on a traditional PTO policy, we killed it because we felt it was awkward and unnecessary for employees to have to ask a manager for permission to take time off.

The phrase «I and the team» may be an awkward grammatical construction, but by naming herself first, Pao puts the onus where it belongs: on the chief executive officer.

Putting the volume rocker below the power button on the bottom right side is awkward too.

Timing was awkward, coming just days before Verizon (VZ) issued its annual State of the Market: Enterprise Cloud Report on Monday.

What makes the situation even more awkward is CEO Saunders» public attempts to get drug makers to act more responsibly on price.

When Clinton was answering awkward questions about the Clinton Foundation, Trump redirected the conversation to praise his own troubled foundation — prompting Wallace to press him on whether he used foundation funds to pay a legal settlement for his business.

All too often on college campuses, students will think that it is funny to log in to a friend's Facebook account and make inappropriate or awkward status updates, or comments to that person's friends and families.

But that's where things get a little awkward: Aronin is actually on PhRMA's board.

Even though the company is pulling info from Facebook and LinkedIn, it promises your profile will be hidden from your friends and colleagues, so no run - ins on the app will result in awkward in - person explanations later.

(Nor is it the shape, which is squat bordering on awkward.

The surgeon who operated on Grott testified she had «a pre-existing disc degeneration that was aggravated» by holding the phone in an awkward manner.

But, the study's authors found that the impact of laughter on teams» performances only occurred when the humour was interactive and engaging; in instances where the humour was isolated — think somebody telling a joke and the room lapsing into awkward silence — there was no effect on performance.

A recent survey of 1,000 adults by mobile app developer BiTe indicated 45 percent of people think Google Glass will be «too socially awkward or too irritating» to don, 38 percent of folks wouldn't buy the glasses, even if they could afford it and 44 percent don't think there is anything appealing about the features offered on Google Glass.

Instagram was also always a bit awkward to use on the Apple Watch.

Neither the stadium's futuristic retractable roof nor its inclined tower were finished on time — leaving an awkward half - baked project on display during the actual Games.

So, unless you consider the loan a gift, be prepared for problems to arise when your family member doesn't pay you back, as collecting on a loan can be awkward for borrower and lender alike.

Add to that the fact that Bill Simmons» TV show on HBO flopped (I liked it) but his podcast is surging, a testament to the fact that talk shows are often awkward and gimmicky — severely so when compared to the authenticity of podcasting.

Trump's swift turnaround, in particular, put Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in an awkward position, since it was Rosenstein who penned the memo — arguing that Comey erred in his handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation during the 2016 campaign by, in essence, being too tough on her — that served as the cover story.

Last week Schroepfer was on the sharp end of lots of awkward questions from visibly outraged committee members, with Collins pointing to what he dubbed a «pattern of behavior» by Facebook that he said suggested an «unwillingness to engage, and a desire to hold onto information and not disclose it».

«It can be an awkward conversation, but it's important that you are all on the same page.»

And every new employee gets a standing ovation at the end of their first day on the job, recognizing that, Lannert says, «we know it's awkward, and we know you're scared, but we're glad you're here.»

They have no specific expertise in the matter, and being a provider of these services puts the company in the awkward position of having a point of view on private personal matters as well as what defines basic well being.

Newly released jail records offer a look at the «restless» and «awkward» jail life of Nikolas Cruz, the teen who is being held on 17 counts of premeditated murder in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month.

Candidates are locked in an awkward dance of increasingly distancing themselves from Nancy Pelosi as the longtime leader holds on to power and raises millions of dollars.

Criticize me for the awkward transition that followed, for relying too heavily on the historical implications of «overvalued, overbought, overbullish» syndromes, and for not realizing - until it was too late to help us in this particular cycle - that the recklessness of QE required us to wait until market internals explicitly deteriorated before adopting a hard - negative market outlook.

Days leading to the CES 2017 had been busy for folks at Faraday Future, drumming up interest for its FF 91 flagship electric vehicle, but once the bevy of speakers has dispensed with their pieces at the electronics show and the lights have shined on the vehicle itself, an awkward moment ensued.

Re-Selling Other People's Stuff on eBay: Sometimes people aren't very smart about how they list their items on eBay: No picture, terrible descriptions, no reserve, awkward end times.

When it's too awkward to pull out a pen and paper at a cocktail party, type out the names on your phone when you get a chance.