Sentence examples for strong position held by from inspiring English sources

The strong position held by the Conservatives after the Civil War enabled them to force through their motion that the president should be chosen by popularly elected representatives, independent of Parliament, and also that he should possess a great deal more authority, especially regarding foreign policy, than at that time was usual for a head of state.

This widespread use is in strong contrast with the position held by many in scientific medicine that homeopathy has no effect beyond placebo [ 4].

This reflects the similar position held by Murukan amongst Tamils.

A stronger position holds that the content of experience is identical with its phenomenology.

Carson and Thomas take positions in strong opposition to the positions held by black civil rights organizations.

On the night of 17 March, however, the entire force was compelled to retreat several miles to new positions after a particularly strong attack broke through the positions held by 139th Brigade and several French battalions.

Individual traders' winning positions can grow without bound, matched by losing positions held by counterparties.

He assumed the position of "General Secretary" in 1982 (the position held today by Xi Jinping).

Since the attack, supported by only four horse artillery batteries, was on a prepared position held in superior strength, strong in machine guns, and covered by double the number of guns, including heavy howitzers, it was something of a gamble.

The leaders committed the presumptive Democratic nominee to a carbon tax, a climate test for future pipelines and tighter rules on fracking – all stronger positions than those held by Clinton herself at the start of the race.

Mr. Iida's strong showing in opinion polls had even forced Mr. Yamamoto to backtrack on the pro-nuclear position long held by his supporters, the Liberal Democratic Party, the architects of Japan's postwar civilian nuclear program.