You're an intellectual!" She always downplayed such claims, "avoiding the New York literary life, which so many writers take postures on... to me, New York is quite another thing - a home town, a habitat, full of ordinary people and their parties".
Of course, all the major faiths of the world take a posture, or claim, that we need to take this posture of humility.
Smith therefore sought to take the posture of an "impartial spectator".
"But I think she should take the posture that, 'Hey, I'm defending Hillary Clinton from charges but if anyone attacks [Martin] O'Malley or [Bernie] Sanders, I'll be right there to defend them against the charges.'.
This phenomenon, we will call mirror sniffing, may stem from several different mechanisms: One can consider mirror sniffing in the context of mimicry, namely the unaware tendency of individuals to take on posture and mannerisms of those around them.
The purpose of the protests is to keep the problem in the public limelight and, it is hoped, force elected officials to do something about it rather than just kick the can down the road and take political postures.
One such painting is his second Banquet of Officers of the Civic Guard of St . Georgeat Haarlem (1627), in which the figures take up postures normally employed for the expression of mystical religious rapture to celebrate their well-nourished contentment.
But how can we take such posturing seriously from Tesco, or any other supermarket chain, when their aisles are stiff with bumper packs of crisps, fizzy drinks and low-grade processed foods?
Moreover, the sensitive character of the issues discussed may cause respondents to take defensive postures and answers may be adjusted to accord with what the respondents perceive as socially desirable.
Once, most journalists took a posture of willful ignorance when it came to the economics of the industry: they never wanted to sully themselves by knowing the business.
