Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [prep] the [adj] position " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is more , it is in the pleasant position of operating in what is now the fourth most important UK application software market after word processing , spreadsheets and graphics . |
| 2 | It could mean that no stimulus is present or it could mean that it is in the wrong position . |
| 3 | When the light is distorted in this way , the star looks as though it is in the wrong position in the sky . |
| 4 | He knows that by serving these interests he is in the best position to achieve what lie has to achieve . |
| 5 | Philip points out he is in the fortunate position that he loves his work and is currently employed on his most unusual project to date . |
| 6 | If nature has endowed a particular market participant with all the current endowment of a certain resource , he is in the fortunate position of being a monopolist resource owner . |
| 7 | And since Al has decided to snub the press , he is in the unfortunate position of having to answer for him . |
| 8 | In many ways , he is in the same position as a husband who finds that his wife is infertile . |
| 9 | The problem is this : if the accused 's intention is to rape and he is in the same position as in Brown with the top half of his body in the building , is his entry therein effective for the purposes of the rape form of burglary ? |