Sentence examples for poised back from inspiring English sources

He was speaking with particular reference to Middlesbrough and Derby County, who currently occupy first and second place in Championship, while his own Burnley team are reasonably poised back in fifth, 10 points off the pace-setters.

Now the government of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner seems poised to back the full decriminalization of illegal drugs for personal use.

Sometimes he looks like a graceful queen, as he sits, poised, his back erect with grand indulgence or tolerance or love.

Now, Mr. Bush and Congressional Republicans are poised to back changes in tort law next year, including proposals that would make it harder to win large jury awards for medical malpractice and force many class-action lawsuits out of plaintiff-friendly state courthouses and into federal courts.

The U.S. appears poised to back down from its demand that by.

To get over such hurdles, Congress too appears poised to back an exascale push.

While David Cameron said universal benefits for pensioners would be protected the BBC understands ministers are poised to back a cap on care costs.

It looks as if Barack Obama is poised to back off his intention of nominating Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense.

UPDATE: Sen. McConnell's office, in a statement to the Huffington Post, dismissed reports that Senate Republicans are poised to back a public option.

WASHINGTON -- With the Democratic Party poised to back same-sex marriage in its 2012 platform for the first time in history, Democratic lawmakers, particularly moderates, are under more pressure than ever to articulate their views on an issue they may not support or be comfortable talking about.

Though I always thought the Agent Provocateur lingerie she designed had a lot of style and poise, back then she was so busy she just used to rush from one taxi to the other.