Sentences with phrase «out of embarrassment for»

It wasn't out of embarrassment for the results — but for the way they were obtained and, therefore, their inaccuracy.

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We are very different also, but have always kept our sense of humor ~ much to the embarrassment of our now - grown daughters LOL I love to read about your journey, wish the 4 of us could hang out for a cup of coffee!

I have already done so in pointing out this point of embarrassment for you — trying to make any case based on self / circular reference.

The Bible's insistence upon historical and geographical particularity (e.g., Abraham, Israel, Zion), often an embarrassment to theological universality, has marked it out as the primary source for man's witness to the involvement of God in history.

2) No leaders across the pitch: Özil for all the money is no leader but a technically gifted player who can split a defense with an exquisite vision and pass, Sanchez for all the dribbles as the potential but is not there yet, Cazorla will never be in the conversation, Mertesacker is not fit to be one anymore, Coquelin for all the good he has done is too tender and inexperience, Giroud no WC player to assume the role... the only one who can seriously be a leader is Wilshere but unfortunately until he becomes consistent and set the tone with his talent and passion... 3) Mertesacker is a shell of himself and it would be an embarrassment to see him continue to play in his current form, get Gabriel out just for the sake of showing anybody in this team that there's no place for under performers: we paid good money to get him so play him!

This is like a guy who finds out that his woman is gonna dump him for cheating but decides to dump her first so that he doesn't have to explain his antics and / or wear the embarrassment of being dumped.

Back for one last farewell performance... Get the f ****** loser out of this club NOW he is an embarrassment and he has turned this club in to an image of himself....

It should now be Wenger telling Vardy that Arsenal have changed their minds about signing him... and pull out of the deal asap... It's already an embarrassment, so the quicker it's put to bed the better... We have the money, so ionstead of aiming for the bargain basement, Wenger should just pay the 60 million asking price for Aubamayng and show some class for a change..

But if you really want to see embarrassment, check out the body language of a defensive back who has just watched the 6» 5», 215 - pound McCaffrey beat him for a big gain.

Oct 2016 After the embarrassment of missing out on qualifying for the 2017 African Nations Cup finals, Nigeria go to Zambia for their opening game of their World Cup group and come away with an unexpected 2 - 1 win, courtesy of first half goals from Iwobi and Iheanacho.

It shows that Wenger and his greedy master have nothing but contempt for the fans and the board, Gazidis is a puppet told what to say and carrying those orders out, this club is an embarrassment to football.i am ashamed that the club Iv supported all my life and always could be relied on to do things right and with class has been reduced to a nasty money grabbing franchise of some ignorant wig wearing dictator who knows nothing about football and cares nothing about football, I will not put one more penny into this club while these spivs are in charge,

Even in the Udinese game, when he gave a broadly satisfactory performance given it was his first outing, he had the embarrassment of Bacary Sagna offering to swap sides (when he came on as a replacement for Gibbs, Sagna came running across the pitch suggesting that Carl might prefer to move across to his favoured right - back position).

It did all work out in the end, with just a minor amount of embarrassment for me.

Some even admit (with embarrassment because it goes against their patriotism) that they are going out of their way to look for products not made in China.

«If you like spending that's out of control, incompetence, failure, if you like failure... and embarrassment, then vote for Andrew Cuomo,» he said.

Astorino call Cuomo «part of the embarrassment» in Albany, citing «the fact that he has put his arms around Shelly Silver, and used taxpayer dollars to cover up sex crimes, the fact that we have a bridge that is under construction and he won't reveal because I don't think he's figured it out, how to pay for this bridge, the Tappan Zee.»

Still, for Spinola — long considered one of the smoothest political operatives in the state — being called out so publicly in a front - page national story could be an embarrassment, one source said.

The Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo - Markin, today [Friday], has withdrawn from Ghana's delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament, to save Ghana further embarrassment, following confusion that broke out on Friday, on the number that should make up the delegation.

Regardless of how this plays out — even if it turns out to be an innocent mistake — it's a major embarrassment for the laboratory, with the potential to damage careers.

They take care of business, you avoid all human contact for two weeks out of embarrassment, and you come out basically no worse for the wear.

Alternatively, at more formal events where a dress code is specified, invitees wear clothes at the specified level; if some variation is permitted (for example, «black tie preferred»), the host will wear the most formal option to save guests the embarrassment of out - dressing him.

As it turns out, Tauranga date ideas are something of an embarrassment of riches — where else in the world can you swim with dolphins, climb a volcano and drink a glass of wine in the vineyard it was made in (all in time for dinner?)

Ultimately, there is always a certain amount of awkwardness involved in asking anyone out on a date, or in being asked out for that matter, but with a tasteful approach, you maximize your chances of success and minimize the possibility of you or your partner suffering from embarrassment in the event of a rejection.

Out of growing frustration with the dating market, Colin Hodge cofounded Down (formerly known as Bang with Friends) in January 2013 as a way for people to explicitly, and privately, state what they're looking for without embarrassment.

Pssshâ $ ¦ I mean what message does that send out when your online dating profile says all the races you are interested in for dating EXCEPT Black???? Many people who know they find BW attractive etc., will never admit it out of embarrassment or feeling they will be made fun of.

AgeMatch.com takes the embarrassment and nerves out of searching for a date that appeals to you in your local bar or social area by placing you within a community where age - gap dating is respected and appreciated.

Stardust is a comfortable film for Gaiman enthusiasts: this is what the guy's good at, relieved of the exposition the novel form demands; here're the author's stripped - down fairy tale archetypes decanted into pulp form, tapped out without embarrassment and full to bursting with joy.

And so did three more of Hollywood's top actors — Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas and Kevin Kline — in what turned out to be an embarrassment of casting riches for a film of somewhat modest means.

If you have Nic Cage speaking for eleven minutes without a script (and with the questions oddly edited out), you're bound to get some gold and this extended clip is an embarrassment of riches.

The film inspires deep embarrassment for all involved and resentment at having been cheated out of one's entertainment dollar.

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These films aren't meant for universal acclaim; I just have a slight suspicion many will mask their positive feelings for this film out of sheer embarrassment.

«I have found that students of lesser ability are not about to speak out for fear of embarrassment if they are grouped with students of greater ability,» she told Education World.

Pelto explained that forcing children who have been opted out of the testing to remain in the testing room is nothing short of bullying and abuse because it creates unnecessary anxiety, embarrassment and a potential sense of humiliation, while fostering an environment of resentment as remaining students are forced to take the unfair tests while the students who have been opted out are forced to sit in the testing room for more than 8 hours.

Some of us would sooner break a window than admit to the people at OnStar that we locked ourselves out of our cars, but for those of us who can handle the minor embarrassment, OnStar can be a real lifesaver out on the road.

The automaker is famous for it's 911 model, but those numbers actually cover a wide range of Porsches that may look the same to the untrained eye, but there's many differences inside and out with regards to engines and drivetrains — you have to know your stuff if you decide to tackle with one on the streets if only to avoid embarrassment.

This had turned out to be a major embarrassment for the company, which announced that a major technical problem in one of RIM's data centers in Slough, near London, was what sparked off the entire episode.

With a bad credit payday loan, you are spared the embarrassment of seeking out the help of your friends, relatives or even asking for a cash advance on your paycheck.

Greg (we almost feel a little bit bad for having a go at someone who describes himself as «A high school science teacher in the process of burning out «[EDIT: especially now that Greg — not Gary — pointed out to us, much more politely than would have been perfectly reasonable, and to our embarrassment, and for which we apologise, that we got his name wrong first try]-RRB- presents «inescapable proof» that it is definitely better to «do something» (anything?)

It's an embarrassment to look at the fiascos of Climategate 2.0 & 3.0's shoddy shake - down attempts, and on the whole the obvious manufacture of a mountain out of less than a molehill, started because some Australian gadfly pestered an inarticulate British academic and elicited a rude put - down for his troubles.

In a major embarrassment for Ford, his effort to kill the fee boomeranged on him in stunning fashion on Wednesday, when council voted 24 - 20 to prohibit retailers from giving out or selling any plastic shopping bags, «including those advertised as compostable, biodegradable, photodegradable or similar,» as of Jan. 1, 2013.

Late last year, to their national embarrassment, the Germans had to be bailed out of a small energy crisis by Poland when the wind failed to blow for several days and a thick fog surrounded many parts of Germany, driving the output from renewables to just 4 percent of total demand.

Speaking to the Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Justice last week, Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court, said: «To our surprise and gratification and to some of my more traditional colleagues» slight embarrassment, we learnt last year that the UK Supreme Court had been awarded four and half stars out of a maximum five by Trip Advisor — which I have just checked we still maintain.»

Many of the challenges of growing up are universal — figuring out how to talk to a child about sex and relationships without too much embarrassment, for example — but young people with disabilities and their families also face some specific challenges.