France is particularly uncomfortable in the face of all these questions.

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Although late-night hosts are known for needling their network bosses on-air, the timing of Leno's latest jabs at NBC seemed to make the network particularly uncomfortable.

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"One the the things I feel particularly uncomfortable about is the setting up of these two groups - the supposed strivers versus scroungers, " Ms Teather added.

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This is important as, looking ahead, we expect macroeconomic developments to feed through to a marked rally in the gold price and, with plenty of room for the gold:silver ratio to contract, particularly if memories of uncomfortable investor losses in silver during 2011 continue to fade, it is easy to see decent scope for sizable gains in the silver price this year.

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Initially there were humorous elements to this, however as the stories unravelled, the tone became darker and both gripping and uncomfortable in places - particularly when the audience is within a metre of him at all times.

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Mr. STEVE ROTHAUS (The Miami Herald): Many editors, many producers, many editors, particularly people who are not gay, still feel somewhat uncomfortable.

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If you find yourself in an uncomfortable situation, Carniol suggests falling back on a particularly distinctive work accomplishment.

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