be in a quandary

Look at the United States, and you will see a Federal Reserve that must now be in a quandary about whether to keep raising interest rates.

The government appears to be in a quandary: unable to make concessions but wary that a crackdown would only exacerbate the protests.

The government appears to be in a quandary: unable to make concessions but wary that a crackdown would only exacerbate the protests.

Some countries will be in a quandary about how to balance ties to get the best out of both of the big players, while others will seek to use the rivalry as an opportunity to extract leverage for economic or military advantage.

Even Israel, the strongest advocate of anti-terror measures, would be in a quandary if Soviet Jews were to skyjack an Aeroflot plane and fly it to Tel Aviv.