Sentence examples for less in a position from inspiring English sources

The woman has typically never been married, is much younger than the man and is less in a position to command power.

Last December, for example, Cargill placed a white employee, who she contends was less qualified, in a position that she wanted.

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A lot of women not only may, but will — women in less of a position to afford alternatives to neighborhood clinics than the Reids.

"I don't think it helps if we make strong comments that are going to put us in less of a position to do that," Grayling told Sky News.

There are a number of people on fixed term contracts now and if they are they may feel in less of a position to complain than someone on staff".

With the advanced industrial countries weakened, they will be in less of a position to pressure China on perennial issues like its undervalued currency or the need to increase domestic consumption and reduce its trade surplus.

One might suspect that the heel-dragging and denials of these old Washington hands reflects in part a further calculation, conscious or not: If they can run out the clock for just a little longer, many of the protesters will be in less of a position to cause them political mischief because they'll be broke, out of the kids' product business or both.

It may also argue that with Washington facing the major challenge of Moscow's military action, it will be in less of a position to push Delhi to acquiesce.

As a consequence, they missed just about every significant political development -- much less were they in a position to interpret it intelligently.

Between his eyebrows, more or less in the position of a third eye, is Saturn.