Even Platt, 58, who was only the fourth chief HP ever had, admits to some awkwardness.
This all seemed perfectly logical until the invention of the microscope revealed an awkwardness: female genitalia.
You have to get over that awkwardness, and then you begin to work more collaboratively.
Anthony Dean Griffey also returned, displaying a sweet tenor and Mitch's awkwardness and yearning.
There's a glimpse of that alleged awkwardness in Edward Klein's new book about Obama.
Acute acne and chronic awkwardness created difficulties that were compounded, in his 20s, by alcoholism and drug addiction.
This is persuasive stuff and, should he lose, it will make for some awkwardness at the very least.
In a bit of retroactive awkwardness, it was later revealed that neither singer actually sung on their record.
As a gawky kid entering high school, chat rooms were a haven from the awkwardness of real human interaction.
And by around the fifth or sixth pass at reworking the awkwardness, the words start to resemble decent English.
He may not have minced his words, but the beaded sweat on Mr Muchima's brow conveyed the awkwardness of his situation.
But Mr Gerster's political awkwardness also made it easy for his foes, by judicious leaking, to build a media campaign against him.
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This research suggests that it pays to try to overcome that awkwardness.
But in this case, the awkwardness has accentuated a question that has loomed over the entire campaign: Who is Romney at his core?
Somebody who will point out that the king has no clothes on and, with one not-so-subtle comment, remove the awkwardness of almost any situation.
Mika, 26, now has a follow-up album, "The Boy Who Knew Too Much, " which addresses some of the awkwardness he experienced as a teen.
But it was an endearing awkwardness, and everybody admired her smarts.
Pietersen hailed the atmosphere in the dressing room and insisted there was no awkwardness despite the controversial circumstances in which he lost the captaincy in January.
The awkwardness peaked in Thursday's final mountain stage when Froome repeatedly turned and held up for Wiggins as another rider went on to win the stage.
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That awkwardness would lead to others, one of them being the question of restitution for Palestinian-owned properties throughout the pre-1948 Mandate for Palestine, including West Jerusalem.
Alas, after bantering quite nicely with the students, Gordon Brown reverted immediately to the awkwardness of his politician persona when he got a question from a reporter.
"It has to offer enough value that you don't mind the social awkwardness, " said Mr. Le Meur, who was briefly not wearing his Glass at a cocktail event.
But there will be awkwardness in a debate on constitutional aims - some members arguing that against the leadership's wishes, the party should aim for an independent Wales.
France and Russia have formed their own axis of awkwardness to delay an American-sponsored resolution, casting doubt on whether forceful action would ensue should Iraq refuse to comply.
Carlson ended the interview, but not before some serious awkwardness.
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Two visits to Thailand in recent months have impressed on me that the private economy is getting along okay in spite of political awkwardness from the coup against Prime Minister Thaksin.
Then there is the awkwardness about Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey, who happened to have been brought up (as plain Mustafa Kemal) in Salonika, where his native home still stands.
Whether it's who will cover Disneyland tickets or the grocery tab or a fill-up at the gas station, having a frank chat before arrival will save a lot of awkwardness later.
On the other hand, it also may be easier to put it out there in the phone interview, to avoid the in-person awkwardness, and just see where the process goes from there.
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However it will only require a couple of significant European players to align with Mr Cameron for the awkwardness of isolation to lessen and for his platform to be taken more seriously in Europe.
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