in an awkward position

All this has left Beijing in an awkward position.

This news puts opponents of the death penalty in an awkward position.

She said the experience had left her feeling frustrated and in an awkward position.

However, if the SNP tables a motion detailing a range of specific demands on the government, it could put Sir Lindsay in an awkward position.

But Jessica Levinson, a law professor at Loyola Law School at Loyola Marymount University, said that simply being on the witness stand placed Ms. Willis in an awkward position.