"This is becoming embarrassing," said Jacques Audiard, below, the director, as he accepted the award for best film.

In fact, it got worse and became embarrassing,' she says.

This was becoming embarrassing; she wished she hadn't started.

The stories of political appointees and their devastating decisions are becoming more embarrassing and costly every day.

The gulf in class was becoming embarrassing as Jones casually sidefooted against the post with just under a quarter of the game remaining.

This whole business was becoming very embarrassing.

This does not appear to be a convenient failure to recall opinions that have since become unpopular or embarrassing.

The problems with his memory had become embarrassing to Emerson and he ceased his public appearances by 1879.

Now that Mr. Wolfe has yet another wildly successful novel out, the situation is becoming a bit embarrassing.

The incident has become deeply embarrassing for the Bush administration, precisely because of its caution.