Many of the people in the best position to discuss Mr. Sheen's drug abuse over the years declined to speak.
Snowden's case is that almost no one – not ordinary citizens, not the press, not the courts, not even congress – is in a position to discuss the reasonable balance between security, privacy and openness because they are denied the full and true facts.
"Until the agreement is finalized, we're not in a position to discuss the elements it contains," said Gavin Sundwall, the American Embassy spokesman in Kabul.
A spokeswoman in the Tokyo office of BBC Worldwide, which promotes the corporation's content for the overseas market, said she was not in a position to discuss the controversy.
If you are in a position to discuss the matter further off the public record, sometimes letting the person know that you're available for a private chat or email can resolve an issue.
We are now in a position to discuss the various possible selective scenarios which could have created the pattern of differentiation observed.
The Yankees hope the issue of contraction is settled swiftly, allowing the unsettled Florida Marlins to be in a position to discuss a trade for the All-Star outfielder Cliff Floyd.
"Most of our investments will range between 20 and 40percentt, making us the largest shareholder and board member, in a position to discuss strategy with the founders," he told Bloomberg earlier this year.
As Son told Bloomberg earlier this year of Vision Fund, "This won't be a typical fund ... Most of our investments will range between 20 and 40percentt, making us the largest shareholder and board member, in a position to discuss strategy with the founders".
