Example sentences of "have [verb] [pron] position as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With production costs of £1.55p per barrel of oil equivalent , SNH has consolidated its position as a leading gas producer in the Southern Basin , according to the latest McKinsey report . |
| 2 | MORGAN Grenfell has maintained its position as the top financial adviser for British public takeovers . |
| 3 | At Guinness Publishing , the other Guinness Enterprises company , the ever-popular Guinness Book of Records has maintained its position as the world 's best-selling copyright book . |
| 4 | This did not however imply that recovery would follow in every case where a mistake had been shown to exist : ‘ If the defendant can show that the payment was made in settlement of an honest claim , or that he has changed his position as a result of the enrichment , then restitution will be denied . ’ |
| 5 | During his trial much was made of the way he had abused his position as a doctor . |
| 6 | In the early eighteenth century the West Indian islands had established their position as the overseas area that meant most to Britain , and had become completely dependent on sugar and on slaves to grow the sugar . |