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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a definite stand" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when expressing a clear and firm position or opinion on a particular issue or topic.
Example: "In the debate about climate change, she took a definite stand, advocating for immediate action to reduce carbon emissions."
Alternatives: "a firm position" or "a clear stance".
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The man elected must take a definite stand on E.D.C.
He felt that lacking such a definite stand on the part of the government, it would be very difficult for any committee of motion picture people to conduct any type of cleansing of their own household".
In "Sex and Social Justice," published in 1999, she wrote that the approach resembles the "sort of moral collapse depicted by Dante, when he describes the crowd of souls who mill around in the vestibule of hell, dragging their banner now one way now another, never willing to set it down and take a definite stand on any moral or political question.
By the 1930's he was recognized as a comer, having compiled outstanding fitness reports, including an enthusiastic assessment in 1939: "Takes a definite stand, determined, holds to his convictions, sure of himself.... Original independent thinker, produces practical ideas, active imagination".
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Doctors, nurses, midwives and health visitors should "take a more definite stand against bed sharing, especially for babies under three months".
Our findings suggest that professionals and the literature should take a more definite stand against bed sharing, especially for babies under 3 months.
If you have a definite desire, stand firm.
We have further proven that this was my definite stand, which was explained in my statement sent from Springfield and read at the meeting of May 23rd.
Problems that involve your child's safety or emotional health require a definite and unified stand from both parents.
Unionists, on the other hand, struggled to find a way to move the large, moderate middle to a "definite and unqualified stand with the Washington government".
"I mean he's a definite hero, to come, stand forth and do what he did, he will never ever be forgotten".
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