Sentences with phrase «awkwardness as»

If your boss wants to be your best friend, don't shun them to avoid awkwardness as this will only enhance it.

The pseudonym caused some awkwardness as Hartigan's star rose.

The months of rumors and build - up lead to high expectations, and there's that excited nervousness / awkwardness as you embrace the device for the first time.

Be warned: there is the usual tiresome awkwardness as Kyle learns he can't buy Lindy's love.

Sex isn't just a narrative necessity - something to try and get past with as little awkwardness as possible, in The Handmaiden, it is celebrated and at its core.

Then there's the cast: Benedict Cumberbatch brings his usual squirrelly awkwardness as the odd Doctor, backed by the likes of Rachel McAdams, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mads Mikkelsen and (we love this idea) Tilda Swinton as some kind of ancient Himalayan philosopher - wizard.

Merchant's awkwardness as Walter provides some much needed comic relief that isn't Jerry's sardonic bluntness about the whole situation.

The two are old friends who appear to have not spoken in some time and there is a bit of awkwardness as they exchange catch - up pleasantries.

At the end of the tour, there was a moment of awkwardness as parents — many of whom had just spent considerable energy shushing their tiny curators — tried to signal appreciation and respect with elaborate body language.

Not exact matches

Awkwardness can also act as a mirror.

I came to assign some unexpected but genuine joy in [awkwardness],» she told me, pointing as an example to that moment we've all experienced when someone approaches and you move over to let them pass only to have them move over too, creating a totally awkward little dance.

All this being said, there is still obviously such a thing as too much awkwardness, and most of us will continue, despite Dahl's pep talks for the self - conscious, to strive to behave stupidly in public as little as possible She very much understands that impulse and offers many tips she dug up speaking to researchers for the book, including:

On the positive side, there was none of the awkwardness of the kind seen in Washington as President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held the first summit meeting between two of the West's biggest allies.

As the FC2k17 website explains: «The point of Feminist Challenge 2k17 is to encourage men to approach empathy with women by building their own personal testimonies of awkwardness, inconvenience, and pain.

And I suspect that those people who are «shunned» are isolating themselves just as much, because they are trying to avoid the inevitable awkwardness, and then blame their families or friends for not reaching out.

These verses can best be read as the work of a Christian scribe seeking to overcome the awkwardness of ending at verse 8.

For all her social awkwardness, O'Connor thrived on the literary relationships she forged mainly through letters with luminaries like Caroline Gordon, Cecil Dawkins, and the Fitzgeralds as well as admirers like Hester.

Then there's the awkwardness of public masturbation and groping the neighbor in the dining room, about which Dr. Philip Sloane says, «A lot of time, the activity we think of as sexually deviant behavior is just reaching out for intimacy.»

The interactions and dynamics between the two (as well as between Weekes and other characters) made Weekes that much more endearing to me — his awkwardness in the relationship (particularly a few foot - in - mouth moments that showed him as the country boy he is), their effort to keep their relationship out of the spotlight... it was all very sweet.

However, as the recipient of «the talk» at the ripe old age if 19 (no, you didn't misread that), the awkwardness was compounded by the need to gently inform my mother that, no, she does not need to explain the particulars to me.

As I wrote team previews this summer, it was hard to ignore that basically only one potential elite (Michigan State) had minimal awkwardness at the position.

Marouane Fellaini — 7/10: The Belgian can often bring out the worst in Van Gaal's United, but while his team mates may have looked to lean on his height, chest control and awkwardness on the ball a little more than some observers might like, he was effective, creating three chances in the first half as well as blocking a West Ham shot.

All of us girls have to overcome the initial awkwardness of our budding sexuality but it's very different when you're a girl who was, as a 9 - year - old, pinned down naked on the bed by the 17 - year - old neighbour.

Pumping in public has an added degree of awkwardness, though, as it is a lot less common than nursing in public.

I choose watching my boys wade through the awkwardness of life as teenagers, and when it's likely that they'll want nothing to do with me, I choose to be there to embarrass them anyway.

Ava loved having you here as did we, there was no awkwardness at all you just fitted right into our little family.

The third and most important aspect of me is that I am a father, and as a father all that matters to me is my children's wellbeing, so when my wife breastfeeds in public sure people will stare, and in all honesty I still get a little awkward and more aware of people around us, but that awkwardness quickly evaporates when I realize what a beautiful thing it actually is that my wife is doing.

Watching the sheer awkwardness of intelligent Republicans attempting to portray a two - year Alaska governor with five kids (one with Downs and another pregnant) as the best of all possible choices to stand as Vice President behind a 72 - year - old man who endured years of brutal captivity in war and has been treated for cancer, repeatedly.

But we saw the reforms as an inconvenience, forgetting that their very awkwardness is by design.

The following year, Isay had his first experience with client - list awkwardness, signing on as a spokesman for Schumer in his underdog campaign to unseat D'Amato.

There will be more awkwardness to come: The loss, widely interpreted as a rebuke of the Obama administration, occurred exactly one week before the president is scheduled to come to town for a major fund - raiser.

May's awkwardness and rigidity recall the remoteness of Gordon Brown and Edward Heath (and though supposedly «unclubbable» she went to visit the same media moguls as Cameron and Blair had).

When things don't go as planned, or we allow our insecurities to creep into the present moment, saying «I'm sorry» can be the easy path out of awkwardness.

I don't normally share my healthy desserts with «normal» people because their palate isn't typically acclimated to these kinds of less sweet treats; I'm always afraid that they aren't going to be all that impressed with my creations and, as the creator, I prefer to avoid any potential awkwardness.

With these implements being odd objects, the awkwardness is a nice change of pace and the technique is not as comprehensive as a barbell lift.

You could drink it and avoid eye contact all night... or even go so far as to send it back... But that goes against my manners, and just adds to the overall awkwardness of it all.

The problems is, if you express strong opinions and your date doesn't agree with you, then, as it is so early on in the relationship, it can cause tension and awkwardness.

There will be awkwardness (and there may be fireworks) but persevere and there's no reason you can't find a harmonious balance when dating as a single parent.

Once you are ready to meet in real life much of the awkwardness of an initial date will be out of the way because you will feel as though you are going out with a friend.

And all of that spontaneity and awkwardness that you talk about is just as likely to happen with someone you've met online as it is with someone you've met anywhere else.

Over the years, as my cousins have started to do the same, there is no longer the awkwardness that I had experienced, though my mom does remind us that if my grandmother were still alive, she would not be as tolerant.

Once you overcome the awkwardness of the first date, it should be smooth sailing as you get to know each other.

It could lead to awkwardness and tension in your work place as a result.

As more and more Americans use social networking sites, these spaces can become the site of potential tension or awkwardness around relationships and dating.

Stress is what creates awkwardness so instead just think of it as meeting someone new — not someone you're going to spend the rest of your life with.

Try to avoid such actions as they can lead to extreme awkwardness and embarrassments.

This study looks at the ways in which online social networks provide new avenues for meeting «friends of friends» or for researching potential partners before meeting them in person, as well as some of the ways in which awkwardness or «drama» can develop in these highly public venues.

People tell us it's a great way to meet folk if you're on a budget or have money issues, as there's no awkwardness.

Dating is a stage of romantic relationships in humans whereby two people meet socially with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a # 1048: The Unbearable Awkwardness of Dating.

For instance, you don't like something, yet remain calm thinking whether she is going to accept it or not, as time passes by the same reasons takes form of awkwardness.