Word: embarrassing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Speaking about the possibility of a U.N. solution to the Vietnamese war, a different official had argued previously that "the U.N. will patrol a war but is not likely to wage war." He also added that a full scale debate in the U.N. Security Council would only embarrass the Russians politically and force them into an even less flexible position on Vietnam. With no solution in sight, the official concluded, "a debate on this issue would only aggravate the current situation...
...that the umps were permitting flagrant use of the illegal spitball, he deliberately ordered Braves pitchers to moisten the ball, kept careful count of how many times (75) they got by with it, and released the statistic to sportswriters after the game. Bobby's latest project is to embarrass the whole city of Milwaukee−by giving it a National League pennant...
Officially, I'Affaire Voodoo was over. Or was it? If De Gaulle's most skillful intelligence operatives had arranged the whole thing as an elaborate trap to embarrass an unsuspecting U.S. Air Force, his agents could not have given le grand Charles a better case to justify his long-felt need to get the Americans out of Europe-or at least out of France...
...seemed to embarrass Hamlin, too. She slowed her performance distrinctly the first ten minutes and the began to drag a bit and so more and more. Tim again, aided by Bruce bluth's exaggerated but Willie, she would strike a but time and again the play bog down and extinguish...
...girl suggested to her swain that they spend the evening at a local amusement park. "Oh come off it." He replied. "You know that whenever you go on those wild rides you wet your pants and embarrass me." "Honestly," she pleaded. "I won't this time. I'll take care." At length the swain consented and the pair enjoyed a pleasant time on a number of the tamer riders. Then the girl urged that they try the terrifying loop-de-loop, the fastest swirling ride in the park. With some trepidation, her date agreed. After several breathtaking circular ascents their...