The phrase "a stiff position" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a rigid or inflexible stance on an issue, whether in a physical or metaphorical sense.
Example: "The negotiator maintained a stiff position throughout the discussions, refusing to compromise on any terms."
Alternatives: "a rigid stance" or "an inflexible position".
In a room with a seemingly new carpet, its floral pattern echoed on the spotless wallpaper, a woman lies in an unnaturally stiff position on a grimy studio couch.
PLANKING Posing for a photograph with the body in a stiff prone position, especially in odd situations or places.
SKETCHBOOK showing six drawings of Republican Presidential candidate Bob Dole, with hands in exactly the same stiff position, wearing nearly-identical suits and ties, holding a pen in one hand and either a golf club, oar, hamburger flipper, cowboy hat, bowling ball, or drink cooler in the other... Golf Togs: Got time now to play golf.
By Bruce McCall The New Yorker, June 3 , 1996P. 69 SKETCHBOOK showing six drawings of Republican Presidential candidate Bob Dole, with hands in exactly the same stiff position, wearing nearly-identical suits and ties, holding a pen in one hand and either a golf club, oar, hamburger flipper, cowboy hat, bowling ball, or drink cooler in the other... Golf Togs: Got time now to play golf.
The drooping head, and the peculiar stiff position of the legs made him look more like a mule," Sophie Stathie, a curator at the museum, said.
With robotic jerks, the couples froze their bodies into stiff positions, the men and women staring at each other in shock and bewilderment.
Polls showed most Cuban-Americans still supported the embargo and a stiff anti-Cuba position.
"If you feel like you have a stiff neck, adjust your position," Dr. White advises.
However, unless such a result can be secured a stiff joint in the most use-ful position is preferable.
