The health-law challenges, which began in March 2010, put the court in a difficult position.
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They are in a difficult position granted, but they will want to come out fighting.
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Robert Gordon, Conservative leader of the council, told BBC Three Counties the county council is in a difficult position.
Others who resist are already finding themselves in a difficult position between a Barack and a hard place.
"We are in a difficult position but we know many things can happen in one race, " said the Brazilian.
Their rhetoric is over the top and puts them in a difficult position.
This might seem to leave parents who seek surrogacy in a difficult position.
There is no money set aside for employee raises, which could put the next mayor in a difficult position.
Local government consultant Jeff Jones said local authorities were in a difficult position due to the large budget cuts they were facing.
The prospect of that vote put some Democrats in a difficult position.
The absence of such standards puts many companies in a difficult position.
GPs find themselves in a difficult position because of limited services.
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Auction executives are in a difficult position when setting pre-sale estimates.
Wilson, who has been selling real estate for 23 years, says people who don't have equity in their homes are in a difficult position right now.
Brig Moffat said the British Army was in a difficult position because it worked closely with the US and the Canadian army, which has already allowed women into combat roles.
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This company is certainly in a difficult position as management has been outspoken about its ambition to expand its deepwater drilling business over the last two years since acquiring its original two rigs.
Smith is in a difficult position, merely trying to protect what he already has and show his membership that he can deliver a deal at least as good as the one they have now.
Either way the Patriots would be in a difficult position, but Belichick firmly believed that giving Brady more time, but the additional pressure of scoring a touchdown, gave his team a better chance to win.
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"They are not the type of people who would be able to go and negotiate large bank overdrafts so a lot of them are in a difficult position and need help immediately, " said Mr Sinclair.
If Vonage did manage to survive Verizon s legal attacks, it would still be in a difficult position as a small, stand-alone VoIP provider in a market full of telephony giants that offer bundled telephone, VoIP and cable packages.
The fact is that this congressman from the smog capital of North America has a lot of clout in Washington and the Administration has been placed in a difficult position by his very public, very strident stance.
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Congress's foot-dragging last year put many would-be donors in a difficult position: The law required them to take a minimum IRA withdrawal, but they didn't know whether direct donations from an IRA would be allowed for 2012.
Microsoft is in a difficult position now.
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Instead, she is opening a new front in the European conflict, with a policy prescription which falls short of leaving the EU - but which could still put the government in a difficult position, if they have to deliver, or at least promise to deliver, it.
The Foreign Affairs Select Committee, which has recommended that that the government should review how it handles the kidnap of British nationals abroad, said there was limited guidance on the use of lethal force against pirates trying to ambush vessels, and that ship captains were left in a difficult position trying to decide what action to take.
Mr Dilnot said the current rules were "unsatisfactory" as they put those entitled to see the information in advance in a "difficult position" if they then had to speak in public and urged a review of the procedures.
And he's in a very difficult position, especially on an issue like affirmative action.
Mr. Waxman contends that blocking Keystone XL will put Canada in a very difficult position.
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"I just think being from where we're from, we're placed in a very difficult position, " he said.
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