But an even more embarrassing confrontation with the public came in July with government's draft plans to dismantle the entire planning system.

And we'd like to avoid, you know, any embarrassing confrontations?

Nevertheless, the potential for embarrassing or explosive confrontations between protesters and the administration is increasing as the start of the convention looms closer without final arrangements being set.

By obtaining a copy of the rules and studying them in advance, visitors learn to avoid embarrassing confrontations with condo commandos.

He was about to cross the room, to head off what he knew would be an embarrassing and confusing confrontation, when he felt a touch on his sleeve.

Machen said Zook's undoing resulted from his team's on-field troubles, not from an embarrassing confrontation Sept. 16 at a fraternity house.

If she went on, there might be an embarrassing confrontation.

Japanese power brokers also recognized the drumbeat and moved quickly to pre-empt an embarrassing confrontation during the Bush visit.

There was surely an embarrassing confrontation in the air.

However it wasn't until an embarrassing confrontation with my (understanding) neighbours about their burglar alarm that I solved the mystery of the over-wintering tadpoles.