The phrase "a position to fill" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a job opening or vacancy that needs to be filled by a candidate.
Example: "We are currently advertising a position to fill in our marketing department."
Alternatives: "a job opening" or "a vacancy to be filled".
But neither country is in a position to fill the void left by American leadership, or to foot the bill.
About four weeks later, I received a letter from Mr. Frelinghuysen saying he did not know whether he would have a position to fill.
For at this stressful time, when New Yorkers are feeling an almost medicinal need for the giggles, Broadway is in a position to fill the prescription.
He is therefore in a position to fill in many of the blanks that occur in overheard conversations between people who know each other intimately, but many others are left to the reader.
At the end of his contract, he heard about a job with a Kodansha, a Japanese publisher that had a position to fill in its New York offices, through a contact.
Mr. Lawrence of Kelly said that in the last several weeks, for the first time in over a year he's hearing employers say, "I have a position to fill with potential to hire full time".
Left-back has been a difficult position to fill for the Socceroos but Davidson gave a good account of himself and fits Postecoglou's mould of full-backs.
"Third base is a harder position to fill than second base," Cashman said.
The move would also place Mr. de Blasio in a better position to fill the speaker's job in 2005, when Gifford Miller must give up the post because of term limits.
"Because whatever happens to Michael Laudrup, whether it's two years time or five years time when he leaves our club, it's going to be a big position to fill and we need to be ready for that".
There's a glaring need for somebody to play that role, and Politifact was in a unique position to fill it.
