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The phrase "a position of candour" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing honesty, openness, or transparency in communication or behavior.
Example: "In negotiations, it is essential to maintain a position of candour to build trust between the parties involved."
Alternatives: "a stance of honesty" or "an attitude of openness."
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"This puts Italian film-makers in a position of candour.
In the following story we can see how the nurse, driven by compassion, tries to adopt a position of candour with the family to help them come to terms with the patient's transition.
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The fluidity, the way the words follow a still-emerging train of thought, adds to the sense of spontaneity and candour.
The court heard that Cleland spoke to a psychologist and a psychiatrist with "a chilling degree of candour", but had refused to cooperate in police interviews.
"The truth is this is a case which is brought upon himself by the respondent [Carmichael] in which he acted throughout with a lack of candour, in truth he accepted in his own evidence that his position was thoroughly dishonest.
But from my frontline staff perspective, what patients need more than anything is a culture of candour from the NHS's political custodians.
Enforce a duty of candour.
"There should be a duty of candour.
11.19am GMT Q: Francis called for a "duty of candour".
In a burst of candour, one attendee admitted: "It's happened to all of us here".
If anything, they have been taken as a sign of candour.
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