Sentence examples for left a stance from inspiring English sources

Though appalled by the polarisation of politics in the Spanish Civil War, his sympathies lay with the moderate left, a stance which was eventually to lead him into trouble when he was recruited by the BBC to help in the propaganda battle against Germany and its allies.

Short, compact, with a bunched-up body and pylonlike legs, he turns his face sideways to the left, a stance associated with aggressive evil.

Tunisia's government initially seemed to have little interest in stopping them leaving, a stance probably driven more by apathy and disorganisation than any conscious decision to use battlefields nearby as a pressure valve to vent domestic extremism.

The stance left "a massive gaping hole of credibility in his entire approach", the Prime Minister told the The Sunday Telegraph.

Interestingly, greater improvements were evident in the CON group for single-leg stance, left: a measure of static standing balance.

PHOTOS: Billion-dollar movie club He said that the poor performance of "The Lone Ranger" did not "have much to do with leaving" Disney, a stance he has taken publicly since late September, when it was announced that his deal with Walt Disney Studios would not be renewed.

When her employer orders her to represent the powerful gun lobby, Elizabeth impulsively resigns and goes to work for Peterson Wyatt, the smaller boutique firm that will be pushing the gun-control bill forward — a decision that establishes the film's own political stance, but leaves a measure of ambiguity where Elizabeth's is concerned.

Forwards and backwards: If you move forward, step with your lead foot (left for Orthodox stance, right for southpaw stance) and slide with your back foot.

Mr. Fukui made his assessment after the central bank's policy board left its monetary stance unchanged at a meeting on Tuesday.

He voted for the No Child Left Behind education bill, a stance that has caused him some regret on the campaign trail.

— When Mitt Romney pulled in for a campaign rally here recently, he pointedly left his tough stance against illegal immigration far behind in South Carolina, where he had trumpeted the issue repeatedly.