Example sentences of "[art] [adj] position [adv] [conj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only safeguard is to maintain the correct position carefully and to release at once if the glider is beginning to get too high in relation to the towplane . |
| 2 | Protective clothing : the only protective item allowed is a Police ‘ Long Service and Good Conduct Medal ’ which should be worn in a prominent position so as to allow the Local Youth to identify old policemen who they do not like , from young policemen whom they like even less . |
| 3 | Another example , using the technique of redefining the problem and using the above situation , may be for the counsellor to suggest that the intention of the father 's behaviour was to place the daughter in an untenable position so as to break up her marriage . |
| 4 | In other words the objective is to escape from an uncomfortable position rather than to reach a particular destination . |
| 5 | I 'm quite sure she did n't believe a word of this , but in Oxford it is considered good manners to take an adversarial position so as to generate an interesting conversation and allow both parties to display their intelligence , knowledge and eloquence . |