In a 1927 diary of his trip to Moscow, for example, Benjamin weighed whether to join the party, treating it almost as a social and professional club; if he joined he would have a "solid position" and "guaranteed contact with other people"; if he didn't, it might "adversely" affect his work.
Thus, I was surprised when one of the most consistent pieces of advice I got from my conversations was, "Don't engage until you have a solid position.
Analysts said that the combination made sense, given Cap Gemini's strong presence in Europe, while Ernst & Young has a solid position in the United States and Germany, a European market where Cap Gemini has been struggling to develop a significant presence.
The Amex has never been a strong competitor to the New York Stock Exchange in trading stocks but has long had a solid position in options and in recent years has become the leader in the trading of exchange-traded funds, a growing business.
"Whenever a company captures a really important market and has a solid position, as long as they are doing the right things, that company will continue to grow," Aydin Senkut, the founder of Felicis Ventures and a LinkedIn investor, said in an interview.
And while Vine has a solid position now under the care of Twitter, the space will only continue to grow more crowded.
A separate guideline describing these interventions will be published soon by Heywang-Kobrunner et al. Breast MRI is no longer an experimental modality, but has attained a solid position in the diagnosis and workup of (suspected) breast lesions.
Each of our businesses are financially and operationally strong and we have a solid balance sheet and liquidity position to support our growth," Brian Roberts Brian Roberts, Comcast president, said in a prepared statement.
With our singular focus on film and related arts, we have a solid direction and we are positioned as the premiere source for cinema and photographic arts presentation and education in Miami Beach.
It would be nice to put myself in a position to have a solid chance on Sunday, like I did a couple of times, and like I did in 2006 here.
But those positions can only have an impact on the game if you have a solid scrum and a solid line-out.
