'has a firm position' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe how someone or something is sure and confident in their views and opinions. For example: "The Prime Minister has a firm position on climate change and is determined to make a difference."
This odd situation is just one of the opportunities that awaits those senators who don't yet seem to have a firm position on health reform.
Romney is so flimsy, so open for attack: doesn't have a firm position on anything, doesn't give any substance or facts as to how he intends to execute on his "plan," has made his money on the backs of little guys yet disparages those same little guys for needing some extra help, attacks people for not paying taxes yet he pays less than I do.
In the final years of commissioner Bud Selig's tenure, Major League Baseball has taken a firm position on the need to clean up the game, to insure fairness and justice across the board, and to root out any players who are cutting corners in order to get ahead.
Former HP Executive Carly Fiorina presents her self as stylish and 21st Century candidate, but she has taken a firm position supporting Arizona's SB 1070.
"He recognised that the festival had to take a firm position in regards to his comments".
The White House has yet to take a firm position on the bill; Mr. Obama, when asked, would not say whether he thought it was constitutional.
The White House has yet to take a firm position on the bill, and Mr. Obama, when asked, would not say whether he thought it was constitutional.
Still, her allies say that she has a firm hold on her position and that her approach in Mr. Weiner's case will be validated.
Mrs. Merkel and her Christian Democrats have yet to take a firm position but are generally considered sympathetic to extending the life of the nuclear plants.
