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position
adjectives
a comfortable position
• She wriggled into a more comfortable position.
an awkward position
• My foot was in an awkward position.
a sitting/kneeling/standing position
• The priest rose from his kneeling position by the bed.
a foetal position
(= in which you are curled up like a baby before it is born )
• I crawled into my bed and curled up in a foetal position.
verbs
change/shift your position
• He shifted his position to get a better view of the stage.
pull/drag/haul yourself into a position
• She pulled herself into a sitting position.
assume/adopt a position
formal (= move your body into a particular position )
• The patient should adopt this position for five minutes every half hour.
hold a position
(= stay in a position )
• Pull in your tummy muscles and hold that position.
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adjectives
the same position
• A lot of people are in the same position.
a similar position
• You can ask to be put in contact with others in a similar position.
a strong/good position
(= a situation in which you have an advantage )
• A victory tonight will put them in a very strong position to win the cup.
a unique position
(= a situation that no one else is in )
• Their close knowledge of the area places them in a unique position to advise on social policy.
a difficult/awkward position
• I was in the difficult position of having to choose between them.
an enviable position
(= a situation that other people would like to be in )
• He is in the enviable position of not needing to work.
an impossible position
(= a very difficult situation )
• She was furious with Guy for putting her in such an impossible position.
a weak position
(= a situation in which you have a disadvantage )
• Someone who is desperate to sell their house is in a weak position.
a vulnerable position
(= a situation in which you might be harmed )
• Today we are in the vulnerable position of producing barely half our own food.
the present/current position
• The following statistics indicate the present position.
the legal position
(= the situation from a legal point of view )
• The legal position is far from clear.
sb’s financial position
• Has your financial position changed recently?
a bargaining/negotiating position
(= someone’s ability to bargain/negotiate )
• The new law has strengthened workers' bargaining position .
verbs
be in a strong/weak etc position
• We are in a good position to help.
find yourself in a similar/awkward etc position
• The refugee organizations now found themselves in a difficult position.
reach a position
• It has taken two years to reach the position we are now in.
put/place somebody in a good/awkward etc position
• I'm sorry if I put you in an awkward position.
strengthen sb’s position
(= give someone a bigger advantage )
• People said that he used the conflict to strengthen his own position.
weaken sb’s position
(= give someone a bigger disadvantage )
• The Prime Minister's position had been weakened by allegations of financial mismanagement.
sb’s position improves
• By March, the Democrats' position had improved.
phrases
a position of strength
(= a strong position )
• By now they were negotiating from a position of strength.
position 3
verbs
take/hold a position
(= have an opinion )
• We take the position that these changes are to be welcomed.
adopt a position
(= start having an opinion )
• In 1898, the Church adopted its current position.
change your position
• Since then, the party has changed its position.
reconsider your position
(= think again about it and perhaps change it )
• The UN Secretary General urged the US to reconsider its position.
defend a position
• Each of the next three speakers defended a different position.
adjectives
an official position
(= one that a government or organization says officially that it has )
• This was the French government’s official position.
an extreme position
• Few people hold this extreme position today.
a middle position
(= one that is between two extreme positions )
• They took a middle position, favouring decentralization but with some controls.
a neutral position
(= not supporting either side in an argument )
• The US claimed that Jordan had abandoned its neutral position and sided with Iraq.
position 4
verbs
hold a position
(= have it )
• She had previously held a senior position in another school.
apply for a position
• I decided to apply for the position of head teacher.
take up a position
(= start doing a job )
• Woods took up a new position as managing director of a company in Belfast.
leave a position
• He left his position as Chief Conductor of the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra.
resign from a position
• She has resigned from her position as department secretary.
offer somebody a position
• They offered me the position of store manager.
fill a position
(= find someone to do a job )
• We are now seeking to fill some key positions in the company.
adjectives
a senior position
• Decision making is done by managers holding the most senior positions.
a junior position
• I left school and was offered a junior position in a bank.
a permanent/temporary position
• It's a temporary position initially, for six months.
an official position
• He has no official position in the government.
position 5
adjectives
a position of power/authority
• Many used their positions of power for personal advantage.
a position of influence
• The media have an unrivalled position of influence.
a position of trust
• As a church leader, he was in a position of trust.
a position of responsibility
• Did you hold any positions of responsibility at school or university?
a position of leadership
• She had risen to a position of leadership.
a privileged position
• The public expects the Royal Family to earn its privileged position.
an influential position
• It's useful if you have friends in influential positions.
a powerful position
• Many leaders from that period are still in powerful positions in government.
a dominant position
• The firm achieved a dominant position in the world market.
verbs
occupy a position
• Those who occupy positions of power do not want democracy.
maintain a position
(= keep the rank that you have )
• High-status groups do all they can to maintain their positions.
use your position
• She can now use her position to do some good.
abuse your position
(= use your level or rank wrongly )
• He abused his position as a doctor.
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noun place ADJ. correct, exact | central | geographical | military, strategic | defensive VERB + POSITION take (up) The guards took up their positions on either side of the door. | jostle for Hordes of journalists jostled for position outside the conference hall. | play (sport) What position does he play? PREP. in ~ Fix the pieces in position before gluing them together | into ~ Please get into position. | out of ~ Nakata had to play out of position when the defender was injured. way of sitting, standing, etc. ADJ. comfortable, uncomfortable | crouched, kneeling, sitting | sleeping | horizontal, vertical | foetal VERB + POSITION change situation ADJ. business, economic, financial, legal | dominant, impregnable, strong | favourable, good, ideal, perfect | envious, invidious | competitive | precarious, vulnerable, weak | awkward, difficult, embarrassing, impossible | current, present | bargaining, negotiating | trading the trading position of the British economy VERB + POSITION achieve, attain, reach It has taken years to achieve the position we are now in. | put sb in It put me in an awkward position when he asked me to keep a secret. | strengthen Their obvious desperation strengthens our bargaining position. PREP. in a/the ~ We may be in a position to help you. I was in the embarrassing position of having completely forgotten her name. | ~ of opinion ADJ. extreme | ideological, philosophical, political, theoretical | official The country's official position is that there is no famine in the area. VERB + POSITION adopt, take | defend PREP. ~ on He took an extreme position on religious matters. rank ADJ. first, second, etc. | dominant, high, important, influential, pre-eminent | inferior, lowly They occupy a lowly position in society. | privileged, secure | social VERB + POSITION establish, gain, secure | hold, occupy PREP. ~ among/amongst This latest novel confirms herpre-eminent position amongst today's writers. | ~ in The firm gained a dominant position in the market. PHRASES a position of authority/influence/power job ADJ. full-time, part-time | key, responsible, senior | junior, menial | official | skilled | administrative, management, managerial VERB + POSITION have, hold, occupy | apply for | obtain | fill | offer sb | resign PREP. in a/the ~ How long were you in your previous position? | ~ in/within his new position in the firm | ~ of She was offered the position of sales manager., verb (often be positioned) ADV. firmly The radiologist firmly positioned Phoebe in front of a ferocious-looking machine. | centrally The markers were not positioned centrally. | carefully | correctly | wrongly | favourably, well | ideally, perfectly, uniquely The company is uniquely positioned to compete in foreign markets. | strategically PREP. at, behind, between, in, in front of, near, on, etc. Police marksmen were positioned on the roof.
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