Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] position as [art] " in BNC.
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1 | This process and this work represent my own attempts to acknowledge my position as a feminist artist and seriously to consider my responsibility and accountability as such . |
2 | The company reckons that it maintained its position as the leading supplier of computers to UK education , and established itself as an important supplier to the home market , and made good progress in Australia and New Zealand through the subsidiaries there . |
3 | Only the Foreign Ministry , still occupied by Serrano Suñer , retained its position as a pro-Falangist stronghold , for the continued dominance of the Axis in the European war advised maintaining a pro-Axis stance in external affairs . |
4 | However , the PCI retained its position as the second-largest party . |
5 | In elections to the 183-seat Nationalrat ( lower house of parliament ) on Oct. 7 the Socialist Party ( SPÖ ) retained its position as the largest single party . |
6 | The most significant political event of the 12 months to June 1991 was the October 1990 general election in which the SPÖ retained its position as the largest single party , the ÖVP registered its worst result since 1945 , and the main beneficiary was the FPÖ [ see p. 37785 ] . |
7 | In the aftermath of Suez , Britain had no other option but to try to repair the damage done to her trans-Atlantic anchor cables and to accept her position as an offshore island of the United States . |
8 | In the 20 years between 1919 and 1939 British town planning , while still resting firmly on public-sector housing-led initiatives undertaken before 1914 , proceeded both to consolidate its position as a tool of government and to widen its disciplinary and professional scope . |
9 | Vanguard was breaking up and its supporters were either rejoining the Unionist Party or moving to Paisley 's DUP , which was consolidating its position as the more militant and more populist loyalist party . |
10 | Clément Oumarou Ouedraogo retained his position as the Front 's secretary in charge of political affairs , while Capt. Gilbert Diendere was reappointed secretary in charge of defence and security . |
11 | Since the mid-1980s he has produced some thirteen books of aerial photography , consolidating his position as the world 's leading exponent of such work . |
12 | The result on March 14 could well hinge on the boots of Stabler and his Newcastle rival David Johnson , whose 28 points on Saturday maintained his position as the country 's leading points scorer . |
13 | Although no clear winner emerged from the debate , most commentators believed that Clinton had performed well enough to consolidate his position as the leading contender . |
14 | Mr Stokoe , who was at Hillsborough to witness one of the finest hours in the declining club 's recent history , used his position as a television analyst to canvas on behalf of Mr Crosby 's permanent promotion to the manager 's chair . |
15 | He used his position as a doctor to gain their trust and then committed hideous crimes against them . |
16 | The " right of reply " privilege was established by the House of Lords in the case of Adam v Ward : The plaintiff , an officer but not a gentleman , used his position as an MP to make a vindictive attack upon a General in his former regiment . |
17 | We have been able to consolidate our position as the major private label breakfast cereal supplier to the French market and enjoy further growth in other European markets . |
18 | She gave other useful pointers regarding service , training and other staff matters that have obviously helped Leeds branch in maintaining their position as a highly effective new business unit . |
19 | ‘ A very challenging and exciting time lies ahead for Magnus and I am confident of maintaining its position as the ‘ investors ’ choice . |
20 | They come not a moment too soon , if Switzerland is to preserve its position as a front-ranking international financial centre . |
21 | The clash between the demands of the Welfare State and Britain 's desire to regain her position as a great power had claimed its first victim ! |
22 | The Springbok all-rounder of the 1960s and 1970s has been appointed coach of Transvaal in what can be seen as a determined bid by the lions of the north to regain their position as the top dogs of South African domestic cricket . |
23 | And , from 1911 to 1919 , it secured its position as the women artists ' association in Germany , it got funding from the state , became fully accepted as an association , and continued its activities for furthering the professionalism of women . |
24 | With Labour now likely to bury their tax madness in their charge to the right , the Tories have to stay well ahead of them and consolidate their position as the party committed to cutting public waste and bringing down tax rates . |
25 | Transracial adopters face the profound problems of defining their position as a family and in society . |
26 | President Kiro Gligorov , responding to the failure of the EC meeting in Luxembourg on April 6 to recognize Macedonia , accused Greece of " abusing its position as an EC member " [ for Greek objections to recognizing Macedonia see p. 38779 ] . |
27 | This weakened his position as a symbol of the national struggle . |
28 | The store manager appeared to possess a certain charisma which enhanced his position as a manager of others . |
29 | The Democratic Party of the Left ( PDS ) , which represented the bulk of the former Communist Party , with 16.1 per cent of the vote and 107 seats , confirmed its position as the leading opposition party and therefore figured prominently in the discussions on the formation of a new governing coalition . |
30 | Although the 1935 general election confirmed its position as the only main challenger for the left-wing vote , in that election it secured only 154 MPs — less than a quarter of the total membership of the Commons . |