Example sentences of "[art] position [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Board said that they deserved their percentage because they had put me in the position to attract the money . |
| 2 | And I was not in the position to show the sternness which would have nipped it all in the bud . |
| 3 | A spokesman said : English Heritage is not in a position to take the priory into its own care . |
| 4 | Jessica dropped back a short way — the Polo handling the terrain without a struggle — and thus was in a position to take the view full-frontally when she rounded the last corner . |
| 5 | At the last , Britain 's ambassador to Constantinople abandoned the encouragement he had been giving the Turks and advised them to go on negotiating , but by this time neither Britain nor France was in a position to withdraw the backing which they had been giving the sultan . |
| 6 | So , for instance , you should be in a position to refer the client to sources of further help and advice , whether that be for other types of professional services , counselling or a victim support group . |
| 7 | Are you as a shareholder in a position to finance the purchase ? |
| 8 | A spokesperson for the Pistols told NME this week : ‘ The boat trip will go ahead , regardless of the fact that Steve may not , at this time , be in a position to join the band . |
| 9 | Gould 's Coventry City side take on Dalglish 's Blackburn Rovers this afternoon , and he declared : ‘ Kenny is now in a position to kill the rest of us dead ! ’ |
| 10 | His business contacts were being checked , but it seemed unlikely to Azadi that any of them would have been in a position to spirit the shipowner away at a moment 's notice . |
| 11 | only then will the separate individuals be liberated from the various national and local barriers , be brought into practical connection with the material and intellectual product of the whole world and be put in a position to acquire the capacity to enjoy this all-sided product of the whole earth , the creations of man . |
| 12 | And yet … the thought crept back just before she drifted off to sleep … it had been rather nice that he had actually noticed her in the past , and noticed her to such an extent that he was now in a position to compare the woman she 'd become to the girl she 'd once been . |
| 13 | If your vet recommends contacting such a specialist , you may well be in a position to recover the cost from a pet health insurance plan , depending on the wording of the policy . |
| 14 | With end users now being in a position to fund the hardware , software and production costs for around £10,000 a whole new range of self-published magazines , books and newsletters is bound to emerge . |
| 15 | We are now in a position to examine the kind of behaviour that is appropriate to the ‘ game ’ of drama discussed in this chapter . |
| 16 | We are now in a position to examine the implications of the prevailing ideological climate for the policing of public-order situations during the coal dispute . |
| 17 | The Chief Justice 's reference to the lack of an equal footing was , in my view , to the fact that the defendant was in a position to force the plaintiff to comply with the lawful demand if he wished to obtain the necessary licence to continue to trade , and not simply to the fact that the defendant held an official position whereas the plaintiff did not . |
| 18 | On the other hand , it is conceivable that he would not have been in a position to appreciate the differences very clearly . |
| 19 | So few will ever be in a position to appreciate the magnitude of what has been lost . |
| 20 | The officer who saw the vehicle being kept should be in a position to state the length of time he observed the vehicle being kept on a public road , but see ( B ) 2 of this offence regarding the length of time kept being immaterial . |
| 21 | You 're hardly in a position to preach the virtues — why have n't you married ? ’ |
| 22 | Since I was n't in a position to return the Parsons ' hospitality , I felt an obligation to provide conversational value for money , so I embarked on a series of anecdotes about my time abroad , some true , all exaggerated , a few plain invention . |
| 23 | We are now in a position to see the significance of government expenditure and taxation flows in the determination of national income levels . |
| 24 | Subtract that figure from the score notched up by the weeds and we shall then be in a position to predict the number of traits that an average crop plant would have to acquire in order to become weedy . |
| 25 | By inviting people to follow Christ , we must also be in a position to include the invitation to join us in the pilgrimage . |
| 26 | For these reasons , universities across the country must be in a position to extend the benefits of a higher education to all sections of society . |
| 27 | When will you be in a position to defend the interests of Welsh Members in this Chamber ? |
| 28 | A police officer may see a person driving a motor vehicle , who he knows to be disqualified but is not in a position to stop the driver . |
| 29 | Few voters could have obtained a real grasp of the issues at stake and hardly any would have been in a position to assess the leadership qualities of the candidates on offer . |
| 30 | I am a regular visitor to Goodison and so I 'm in a position to assess the situation . |