The sea level, for example, will continue to rise for decades to come, with awkward consequences for much of humanity, especially in the poorest parts of the world.
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Yet though there were setbacks for some Eurosceptics, the awkward squad, broadly defined, will be much bigger in the new parliament.
And by focusing its campaign on the most dangerous proliferators and nuclear terrorism, it raises an awkward question: will minutely choreographed multilateralism make much difference to the hardest cases?
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It seems that holiday parties are either the highlight of the year within any given company or turning into something to be avoided at all costs for a wide variety of reasons ranging from awkward encounters to leaving early from drinking too much too fast.
He has also had a slightly awkward relationship with the national Democratic Party, though this tells as much about the party as it does about him.
Looking into a viewfinder is awkward for high-end cameras, but looking through Glass would be much easier, he said. (Glass can already snap photos itself.) He also wants a Glass integration with bicycles to track things like riding time, distance and heart rate.
But, for much of the programme he seems ill at ease and a little awkward.
With the notable exception of Yohji Yamamoto and Y-3 (his decadelong collaboration with Adidas, which is much more fashion than fitness), fashion designers and sports brands make awkward bedfellows.
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While some services could no doubt be compelling on the TV, the lack of proper platforms, standards and user experiences make them awkward to implement, and the current TV widget platforms are simply too limited make much headway in capturing the consumer.
Hamilton's own admission had been much smaller in scale, but in the early stages it was also painful, awkward, halting, often incomplete.
Eventually you can get it all to work much like TiVo, storing and retrieving shows on the hard drive, but in more awkward and less useful ways.
For Lockheed that is slightly awkward: neither America's defence budget nor Lockheed's share of it is likely to grow much.
Given that the Creative Cloud was itself hugely overpriced in Australia until a sudden and awkward u-turn just a couple of days ago, that sort of argument is hardly likely to win back much affection.
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