When he discovers that his own father is on the list of those to be dismissed, he is faced with excruciating choices.

They have taken the measure of their fears and made excruciating choices.

The immigration deal announced in the Senate last week poses an excruciating choice.

When Ivah wins a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school, she faces an excruciating choice: to save herself or protect her vulnerable family.

Instead, he has left home, spending nights in different apartments and wrestling with an excruciating choice.

The satellite evidence may present the Bush administration with an excruciating military choice.

The most excruciating choice faced by ethical people is called triage.

At a critical moment in the nation's history, when disunion loomed and popular democracy itself was threatened with extinction, Webster faced an excruciating choice.

Mr. Weprin, who controls 101 of the 127 Democratic seats, faces an excruciating political choice.

The Indian government now faces an excruciating choice.