Sentence examples for a position of one from inspiring English sources

The vice president is certainly allowed to agree with a position of one of the president's largest donors, but shouldn't we in Congress and the American public be allowed to know how these proposals were formulated?

To criticize the positions of others but not to venture to state a position of one's own was regarded by the Indian debate tradition as a substandard use of argumentation called vitaṇḍā, which literally means making an attack.

An early release can translate into a big first weekend, which can lead to a position on one of the App Store's "top" lists.

It could land her a position on one of the few recognizable teams, to which she would bring a veteran racer with solid cycling genes.

Good intentions aside, getting appointed to a position on one of these boards or commissions is another story, and not without controversy.

The values of solidarity, partnership, cooperation, which are central to the European project, have brought Ireland from a position of being one of the least developed Member States when we joined, to one of the most prosperous today.

The history of problems is fueling short-sellers, who have amassed a position of nearly one million VaxGen shares.

"California alone can't address the emissions problem, but California is in a position of leadership," one of the study's authors, Peter C. Frumhoff of the Union of Concerned Scientists, said in a teleconference.

"If you can't play yourself into a position of being one of the top 12 of 14 spots, you've got bigger problems in your program than not going to New York City," Tranghese said.

Out of politeness, I stopped myself from laughing when you made this remark while I was sitting on your couch last spring: "I don't want to be in a position of putting one Bancroft against another Bancroft.

While trying to drive a wedge between the two remaining Democratic contenders and pin Ms. Messinger in a position of upsetting one Democratic constituency or another, the Mayor highlighted the discomfort some Democratic Party leaders have expressed toward Mr. Sharpton.