Sentence examples for improving their position from inspiring English sources

The Palestinians, despairing of the negotiation process, have approached the United Nations in hopes of improving their position.

This contrasts with education systems that target improving their position in global league tables, where progress is rarely made and performance often drops.

While all the other leaders made a pit stop during the caution period, Harvick and McMurray stayed on the track, improving their position.

Meanwhile, some Tea Party-backed Senate candidates - like Marco Rubio in Florida and Rand Paul in Kentucky - have been improving their position in polls and are now favorites in their races.

Liverpool's participation in the Europa League in July is dependent on many permutations – such as the FA Cup winners finishing in the top five of the Premier League, the Capital One Cup winners, Manchester City, staying in the top five and not least the Anfield club improving their position of ninth to claim a qualifying place through the league.

One view sees rivalry between aristocratic families who vied to take all power into their own hands; the other suggests that tyrants were representative of a newly politically conscious dēmos (people) who supported their rise in the hope of improving their position within the state.

Abeer Allam (NYT) AFRICA SOUTH AFRICA: CORRUPTION ATTACK -- Attacking corruption in the governing party, President Thabo Mbeki warned there was no place for those who joined the African National Congress in hopes of improving their positions and wealth.

Creditors who improve their position during that time lose the benefit of that improvement.

By other measures, households have improved their position.

Once on the home ownership ladder, many people use their homes to improve their position.

Republicans are especially counting on using their control to improve their position in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida and Michigan.