Sentence examples for position to dictate from inspiring English sources

"We're not in a position to dictate.

The government is in no position to dictate terms.

"We feel we are in a position to dictate terms," he said.

In 1526, therefore, Charles was in no position to dictate to the German estates on the Lutheran matter.

Farage said: "With so much cheap labour flooding in from abroad, giant corporations are in an increasingly powerful position to dictate terms and conditions for workers.

Without the moral authority of a clear electoral mandate, Mr. Bush is hardly in a position to dictate the sort of sweeping program he has been pushing.

"He was getting into positions to dictate a lot of points with his forehand.

"Although the L.D.S. church does not often get involved in political issues, when it does, its position seems to dictate exactly what's going to happen in our legislature," he continued.

However, bulky hydrophobic substituents on the R2 position seem to dictate the largest selectivity for the STAT5 protein, suggesting structural variability within the STAT3 and STAT5 SH2 domains.

For all these reasons, national authorities are rarely in a position to unilaterally dictate the ways in which new technologies are leveraged to interact with affected populations.

We've done all we can today to get ourselves in a position to, not dictate terms, but certainly force the issue.