Example sentences of "[noun] its [adj] position " in BNC.
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| 1 | When viewed in this light its theoretical position and its influence in relation to the social movements of Fabianism and New Liberalism may be revealed . |
| 2 | Despite this somewhat unstable basis the Company did quite well until 1630 when trade was dislocated by a famine in Gujerat , and in the next few years its legal position was undermined because Charles I allowed the Courteen family — whose interests in the West Indies had suffered because he had given away their rights in certain islands inadvertently — to trade with India without any regard for the Company 's charter . |
| 3 | It is not only its intrinsic qualities which have guaranteed Umberto Eco 's novel its prominent position in the Italian literary scene . |
| 4 | From Gladstone 's period as Chancellor in the middle of the last century onwards , a set of rules or constitutional conventions evolved that gave the Treasury its central position as guardian of the public purse , as follows : |
| 5 | Same thing affected the Prodraw review , and the contents page was printed by the time its new position had been determined . |
| 6 | It was the immense prestige of French culture and the status of the French monarchy as a model for much of Europe which gave the language its dominant position in diplomacy . |
| 7 | The strike call was originally made by the human rights activist , Dr Andrei Sakharov , and two other leaders of the radical Inter-Regional Group , who want the Congress of People 's Deputies , which meets tomorrow , to discuss the amendment of Article 6 of the constitution , which guarantees the party its dominant position . |
| 8 | On that view its international position consists of relations ( exports , imports , financial and other flows ) with other countries which are also cohesive national entities . |