Sentence examples for the position of world from inspiring English sources

Today Federer did the media rounds as the champion for a fourth time here, thanks to his 6‑3, 6‑4, 7‑6 triumph over Murray, who by virtue of the past fortnight has climbed back to the position of world No3, but he did so with a realisation that it is the Scot's skills that have lifted his game to another level.

Fuel cells hold out the best hope, however remote, of putting GM back in the position of world automotive leader that it once commanded.

Constantinople jostled with other major historical cities, such as Baghdad and Chang'an, for the position of world's most populous city until the 13th century.

Google does not want – and we should not want – it to be in the position of the world's censor.

The position of a world point's solar shadow depends on its geographical location, the geometrical relationship between the orientation of the sunshine and the ground plane where the shadow casts.

Fracking has helped to catapult the United States into the position of the world's largest producer of natural gas.

We had assumed the position of the world as they watched the Twin Towers fall in America.

Our leaders often put our nation in the position of the "world's coach" entitled to tell other countries what to do.

ISIS, which also reportedly snatched the equivalent of close to $500 million in cash from a Mosul bank, has been catapulted to the position of the world's wealthiest and best-equipped militant group, analysts say.

Why did Heidegger believe that the German people enjoyed this position of world-historical significance?

Between 1993 and 2011, Fujii published 212 papers, 172 of which contained falsified data, catapulting him into the dubious position of world record holder for research fraud.