"take the posture" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is generally used to indicate that someone should assume a particular stance, such as a fighting or meditation posture. For example, "Take the posture of warrior two and hold for five breaths."
Smith therefore sought to take the posture of an "impartial spectator".
Until large companies take the posture of working with their suppliers as partners - for better or worse - they will fail to gain ground on aligning supply chain practice with sustainability goals and human rights codes.
"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.'.
"We had taken the posture that our filtration system was perfectly adequate and it was very difficult to find certified lifeguards for all the hours that our people wanted to swim," said Paul Fischer, the treasurer.
But Mr. Kerry generally held his fire on Sunday, staying in Fargo, N.D., and taking the posture of a front-runner as he anticipated a strong showing in Tuesday's string of primaries and caucuses.
"People like Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader in the Senate, are taking the posture right now that they want no deal," Fineman told host Chris Matthews.
Take the defensive posture of running.
Instead of breaking from the past, Trump seems to be taking the equivocating posture of his predecessors.
Democracy undermines its own ambitions if it takes the paternalistic posture that citizens need protection from nefarious groups whose members profess nefarious views on the role of government and the scope of rights.
The movement sequence ended by taking the initial posture.
All the patients and the control group underwent a comprehensive examination of the locomotor system and took the New York Posture Rating Test.
