The presenting stance, the abasement.
A cat in heat will also often show sexual affection by getting into a "presenting" stance — rear elevated, tail up or to the side, and head held low to the ground.
So the US president forcefully presented his stance, maintaining he was willing to compromise, and chastised others for failing to rise above their own interests.
In 10 instances (9%), coders were unable to determine the authors' position (if any), and the remaining 39 (35%) were seen as taking no position, either because they did not address the issue of IPV screening, or because they presented no stance regarding screening.
A diplomat said it was misleading to see him as "some sort of white knight" and pointed to inconsistencies between his present stance and his time in office.
"If he is bringing Ryan in to have his budget of the past as the present stance," she said, "it is going to be long row to hoe.
Will Hutton is correct that public resistance to austerity and increasing support for tax and spend should provide a huge opportunity for Labour, but that its present stance on Brexit could keep it from power ("In Britain's chaotic rail system – as elsewhere – we need a creative state to play its part", Comment).
Joined by Financial Times columnist Gillian Tett in conversation Feb. 5 at the Cornell Club New York City, Prasad drew on a decade of analytical research on international finance and capital flows to present his stance.
Finally, I should like to present the stance of Polish fishermen, who have become the main victims of the mistaken and unfair cod fishing policy.
The second, final version presented a tougher stance.
While Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Barak have presented an aggressive stance against Iran, Mr. Mofaz is regarded as a more moderate voice who opposes any rush into military action.
