"Awkward questions" refers to inquiries that may cause discomfort, unease, or embarrassment due to their sensitive or embarrassing nature.
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If not, there's a good chance they want to avoid answering
awkward questions about the company's growth and future.
In fact, teenagers have a lot
of awkward questions related to life, relationship, gender, lifestyle, fashion, hobby and so on.
There are plenty of books out there with tips about what to wear at an interview and even how to
answer awkward questions.
It's a common way to avoid what they see
as awkward questions about what you'll be doing on the next big project, or why you're not getting any major assignments.
They gave me a lot of freedom though, and I did enjoy asking creative directors
slightly awkward questions about clients, designers and how their businesses ran.
Plus I don't like to touch someone that I don't know and have them squeezing up against me asking
random awkward questions.
Especially when you meet new friends and they find out about your herpes, you will come across lots
of awkward questions.
Despite your secret desire to put people off coming to your talk lest they
ask awkward questions, you want to attract a big audience.
«There should be no hiding place from
awkward questions for company bosses about why they are not providing the high quality local public services people are entitled to.»
But the controversy over policies which May is closely associated with has
raised awkward questions about how the pursuit of lower immigration after Brexit sits alongside the desire to be an outward - looking global economy.
Despite Ms Bonham Carter's efforts, Mr Kennedy dismayed many in his camp by answering
awkward questions at the leadership hustings with funny quips which led many supporters to wonder whether the anti-Ashdown Simon Hughes would make a stronger leader.
Jose Mourinho responded tetchily to a series of
awkward questions on the eve of the Uefa Super Cup clash with European champions Bayern Munich.
But unlike Death Proof, the extensions are more seamless, retaining the essence of the original version without raising
awkward questions like «Why the hell wasn't this in earlier?»
It's this scandal that led Zuckerberg to be perched on a booster cushion in full public view for two days last week,
dodging awkward questions from US lawmakers about how his advertising business functions.
And next week there may be some
very awkward questions for the Education Secretary when those reports are published into alleged Islamification in some Birmingham schools.
However, mingling with a wider range of guests, it quickly became apparent that established male artists from Europe and America dominated, raising a
few awkward questions.
Venture capitalists and entrepreneurs forecast the lawsuit will have a chilling effect on the next generation of talent, with one telling Recode that Benchmark will now undoubtedly have to answer «
awkward questions in a lot of deals for the foreseeable future.»
«The best way to
avoid awkward questions and answers is to provide the employer with as much context as possible before the interview.
Manny Pacquiao has hit the headlines by asking a very
awkward question while judging the Miss Universe contest, reports the Daily Mail.
New MPs tend not to rebel or ask
awkward questions until they have built up experience and lost hope of achieving ministerial office.
Similarly, Conservative colleagues who plan to vote against the changes (after voting for them, John Kerry - like) will face the
same awkward questions and unprecedented pressure from the whips on this most existential issue for the Conservative Party (and I've been there!)
«Many
deeply awkward questions about Conservative Party sleaze now present themselves,» she says, «not least the Prime Minister's admission that he and his wife hosted intimate Downing Street dinners for millionaire donors.»
When Tsanko reports a large amount of money on the railway track, government press officer Julia Staykova (Margarita Gosheva) sees an opportunity to
deflect awkward questions about corruption.
This is a digital solution that provides teenagers with a supportive, 100 per cent ‑ moderated, community where they can ask
awkward questions anonymously, and safely share their concerns.
For much of the build up to 47's return IO Interactive and Square Enix have blushed and hidden behind a marketing plan
whenever awkward questions like «Is there actually any proper Hitman?»
The fact that since then that «secret» harsh winter predictions had been made by the Met Office to the Cabinet Office are surely very applicable to that inquiry, which leads to some
obvious awkward questions.
The intimidation, disrespect and ostracism leveled at people who ask
awkward questions acts like a form of censorship.
They were joint sovereigns by Act of Parliament and the Bill of Rights, which they both signed, and
therefore awkward questions about William's title did not arise.