He first took up an executive position, called Director of Public Affairs.
It would create a new independent position, called the city assessor, outside the department.
Some of the heaviest fighting occurred around an artillery position called Battery Robinett, 675 yards west of town.
This coveted position, called an E.I.R. in Silicon Valley shorthand, is emblematic of the valley's economy of ideas.
The proximate cause of concern was the election, held Wednesday, for the top student position, called school president.
South, deciding that West would not underlead the ace in this position, called for a low card from the dummy.
SLOWLY, serenely, the sisters of the Order of St. Dominic raised their arms to a position called the "Iron Cross".
His position — called the crumber, Lofton said, because that player "picks up the crumbs on any bounces forward or deflections" — demands quick reflexes.
An even more extreme position, called ultrafinitism, maintains that even very large numbers do not exist, say numbers greater than 10(1010).
An instructor demonstrated a position called "skin the cat," often attained by beginners making mistakes; it was suggestive of glenohumeral dislocation.
For starters, Mr. Tyler created a position called "bedbug technician" -- an employee whose sole job is to go from room to room checking for bedbugs.
