Sentence examples for overt position from inspiring English sources

Barbet Schroeder has referred to Vergès as a "perverse and decadent aesthete," and yet his decision not to take an overt position in the film is precisely what makes it so unnerving.

Mr. Newsom's change in approach partly reflects a rapid shift in public sentiment on the matter: though voters narrowly approved the marriage ban in 2008, opinion polls show that it is a waning issue for many voters, and neither party expects its candidate to have to stake an overt position in this year's election.

Although it is unlikely that the Kunduz bombing will be the commission's debut case, the announcement is significant in itself because it will force the U.S. to take an overt position on an independent investigation.

The U.S. Administration insists that its overt position was expressed by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington, when she spoke last week of Assad losing the "legitimacy" to rule, and warned him of the consequences of assuming that he was indispensable.

Comparison with previous radiological examinations is required to detect subtle or overt changes in the location and position of the pump and catheter.

Alternatively, if the facilitatory effect of auditory cues does not depend on overt imagery, then, (assuming mental imagery is position-specific), varying the stimulus position should not diminish the cuing effect.

In social interactions, people are discursively positioned, such as by overt mention of someone's identity, implications and presuppositions, evaluative orientations to ongoing talks and participants, and linguistic structures associated with a particular identity (Bucholtz and Hall 2005).

Theory-theorists maintain the (controversial) position that, as theoretical posits, these states are not directly observed, though they are thought to account for observable effects like overt behavior.

Divisive messaging probably won't fly among most Catholics, who may grumble about their religious leaders' positions, but don't seek overt separation from them.

The anti-Springs bias of brother John (who serves on the House Energy and Water Development Subcommittee, which puts him in a strong position to influence bureau decisions) is overt.

No changes in soma position were noted however, and no overt cellular migration was documented.