invidious in the PONS Dictionary

invidious Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be in an invidious position
в незавидно положение съм

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Now on this occasion we have one member who's been put in the invidious position of having to take the life of another person.
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Where one's bishop is concerned the situation can be invidious since a bishop's role is not purely pastoral -- he is also in authority too.
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This leaves central bankers in an invidious position.
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It puts them in an invidious position, but also it's just inappropriate to our system of government and to a non-politicised, non-political military.
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It's an invidious task to give such an address today.
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This is one reason why many fighting soldiers regard the award of decorations as invidious.
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With such a range, it is almost invidious to single out any, but three papers seemed particularly useful.
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On the one hand, we have held that racial classifications are invidious and suspect.
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No invidious discrimination is made against anyone by the measures adopted.
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The commission, meanwhile, is in an invidious position.
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