Sentence examples for consolidating their position from inspiring English sources

Meanwhile, the five are consolidating their position, establishing themselves as effective mediators in conflicts.

He said security forces were consolidating their position in the Swat region and taking focused action against the militants.

Internal rivalries, however, prevented the Greeks from extending their control and from firmly consolidating their position in the Peloponnese.

It was all about England – having secured the advantage the bowlers and wretched Australian batting had given them – setting about consolidating their position so that Australia could only contemplate defeat.

In the besieged western city of Misurata hundreds of rebels broke through one of the front lines late on Sunday, and by Monday afternoon were consolidating their position on the ground a few miles to the city's west.

By being more transparent, these employers have a real opportunity to shine a light on the excellent work they are already undertaking, further consolidating their position as trailblazers in this field, and helping share best practice across different sectors.

Security forces were consolidating their positions in the south and southwest of the town of Razmak, he said.

Isis fighters are within 30 miles of Aleppo, the largest city in Syria, and have been consolidating their positions elsewhere.

General Abbas said troops were consolidating their positions around Matta, a town that the military said it had captured from the Taliban.

Five days after 1,000 paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade parachuted into northern Iraq, the soldiers are consolidating their positions here and looking southward, toward their fellow American soldiers and toward Baghdad.

Countries such as India and Brazil would do well to study Israel's example—and even Sweden might have a rethink.Business families have also proved adept at consolidating their positions through political marriages.