Example sentences of "[verb] in the position " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Gandhi 's view , the statement ‘ son of God ’ could only be used in a figurative sense and not in a literal sense so that anyone ‘ who stands in the position of Jesus is a begotten son of God ’ . |
| 2 | Er what I actually mean is whenever you have an idiom , you can substitute in the position of a whole sentence or of a verb phrase , but you ca n't substitute it for a subject and a verb , leaving the object of the sentence intact . |
| 3 | When pulled tight it effectively secured her to the bench , and as it passed behind her knees , so her legs were strapped in the position where her feet were above her head . |
| 4 | The discrediting of the post-war system in the late 1960s and 1970s , discussed in Chapter 2 and charted by Leys ( 1983 , Ch. 5 and 6 ) , was also reflected in the position of local government within it . |
| 5 | The surrounding hills are reflected in the position of the figurative elements ; the geometric parts mirror the life of the building . |
| 6 | It is also very useful to make up a full-scale plan of the seat of the chair , to mark in the positions of the mortises and tenons , especially as , the original being glued up , it is not possible to see exactly how the original joints went together . |
| 7 | Chapman 's appreciation of individual strengths and weaknesses meant that each man was played in the position that best suited and developed his talents . |
| 8 | He served in the position till his retirement in August 1900 , the year he was appointed CVO . |
| 9 | In both human and porcine ileal extracts , the antibody ( Gl77 ) recognises a peak in the gel permeation chromatograms which elutes in the position of oxyntomodulin . |
| 10 | In Joseph Rowntree 's words , this ensured ‘ that residents should not be placed in the position of being recipients of a bounty ’ . |
| 11 | Hence , from the beginning of intervention the social worker may be placed in the position of parent — loving or harsh — in the mind of the client . |
| 12 | That 's how they were placed in the position you see . |
| 13 | She had been taken on straightaway , and was now settled in the position . |
| 14 | Also , there are many naive goal states , differing in the positions of all the other crates . |
| 15 | For too long women have been the hidden gender in rock , all too often fixed in the position of worshippers at the phallic shrine , bewitched by their own male idols . |
| 16 | Now , these are examples of positional isomers just using ordinary groups they only differ in the position of those functional groups , sorry , of those groups . |
| 17 | They only differ in the position of that O H group . |
| 18 | So this one would be called bute two E and so again , these are true positional isomers same carbon skeleton they differ in the position of the principle functional group , which in this case , has to be a special electrons . |
| 19 | Ace glanced cautiously over the rock barricade , taking in the positions of the defending Germans , and several groups of Marines . |
| 20 | However , it continues , GPs can not interpret the provisions for extra-contractual referrals as a licence to disregard the contract arrangements since DHAs are accountable for expenditures and ‘ can not therefore be put in the position of being a mere cypher and reflecting individual GPs ' wishes regardless of their effect on other patient services ’ . |
| 21 | You will therefore be put in the position of paying two mortgages at the same time for a short period . |
| 22 | When headmen were put in the position of choosing between protecting relations and carrying out their duties they chose the former . |
| 23 | If you are put in the position of having to commit yourself to one employer , establish well in advance of accepting a job or secondment offer exactly what will be required of you in terms of subsequent employment . |
| 24 | This had not been intended to be legalistic , but in practice the claimant had been put in the position of an ordinary plaintiff in a civil case arguing a case against a powerful insurance company or mutual insurance society ( Potter and Stansfield , 1950 ) . |
| 25 | The sanction imposed is real and effective since it satisfied all three conditions required by Community law ; it is adequate in relation to the damage sustained by the claimant , since the claimant is put in the position in which she would have been had the discriminatory refusal to hire her not occurred , both as concerns the post of employment and the income therefrom ; it has a real deterrent effect on the defendant bank who will not only have to pay the amount of about seven years ' monthly salary , plus interest , but will furthermore find itself with an additional employee ( the claimant and the man hired in her stead ) ; it is the same sanction as the one imposed for any other illegal refusal to hire . |
| 26 | Wind the bobbin with 24-turns of 18s.w.g. enamelled wire , keeping it neatly in layers ( there are about 1½ layers involved ) and bring out the wire ends down through the bobbin slots in the positions shown in Fig. 8 . |
| 27 | Reference to a mediator had resulted in the position where not only was the Bank 's line confirmed , but we were asked to sit down and negotiate , in effect , more competitive scales . |
| 28 | Transferred to the realm of gender relations , this would describe the state of affairs in which a woman has influence over a man and manipulates his discourses , but is allowed this power only as long as she agrees not to flaunt it and remains in the position of silent partner with no autonomous voice . |
| 29 | All the small components can now be fitted in the positions indicated , taking the usual care where tracks are close together to avoid solder bridges . |
| 30 | But that has now been resolved and he will continue in the position for at least another year . |