Position
Meanings and phrases
position
- the particular portion of space occupied by something; place
- a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons; military position
- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; view; perspective
- the arrangement of the body and its limbs; posture; attitude
- a job in an organization; post; berth; office; spot; billet; place; situation
- the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; status
- the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; spatial relation
- the appropriate or customary location
- (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
- the act of putting something in a certain place; placement; location; locating; positioning; emplacement
- a rationalized mental attitude; stance; posture
- a condition or position in which you find yourself; situation
- an item on a list or in a sequence; place
- the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
- an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; side
- the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; stead; place; lieu
position
- cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
- put into a certain place or abstract location; put; set; place; pose; lay
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- relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established
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- (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team); cleanup; cleanup spot
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- the quality of being at a competitive advantage; superiority; favourable position
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- the quality of being at a competitive advantage; superiority; favorable position
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- a position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination
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- a position for sexual intercourse; a man and woman lie facing each other with the man on top; so-called because missionaries thought it the proper position for primitive peoples
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- the most favorable position at the start of a race
- No points are awarded for pole position or fastest lap.
- Q3 will see the top ten drivers fight for pole position.
- () (results in bold indicate pole position)
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- (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome
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- a memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used especially in diplomatic communications); aide-memoire
- a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy
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- It was a position he held on three separate occasions.
- He became SMH's first CEO, position he held until 1991.
- A position he held from 2015 until his resignation in 2016.
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- He held the position until his retirement in 2006.
- He held the position of chief consulting surgeon.
- He held the position for ten years and one month.
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- Later in Phuket they reached the same position.
- Neathery had last served in the same position for Drake.
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- In his new position, Kelly earned $172,100 a year.
- Johnson then left WBCN to assume a new position at WGBH.
- He assumed his new position in January 2018.
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- Church took over the coaching position in the fall for the rest of the season.
- Stack left Eastleigh in September 2018 to take a coaching position with Watford.
- In 1967, Bob Ward returned to his alma mater to take the head coaching position.
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- In June 2003 Scoble accepted a position at Microsoft.
- Braman had accepted a position in the Nixon administration.
- She then accepted a position at The Scripps Research Institute.
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- He then took a position at the Council on Foreign Relations.
- In 2017, he took a position at Colliers International in London.
- He left JPL in fall of 1990 and took a position at Pomona College.
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- This helped him elevate his position within the party.
- He resigned from his position within the institute in 1932.
- This indicates his special position within the Church political structure.
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- She held this position until she retired in 1988.
- Creedon held this position from 1995 until 2013.
- He held this position for two and a half years.
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- Tony Kanaan quickly moved up to second position.
- The auxiliary verb is still in second position.
- Sporting finished better with second position.
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- He obtained a teaching position in Lutsk in 1840.
- From 1934 to 1936 he again held a teaching position.
- Jacob then took a teaching position at Berklee.
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- He held that position for the 1966 and 1967 seasons.
- He held that position through the 1995 season.
- He held that position until his execution.
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- 14 LF-A recorded its peak position of 14th overall.
- This was also the album's peak position on the chart.
- The album debuted at its peak position at No.
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- In the 1970s he was converted to defensive position.
- By 1691, the Jacobites had adopted a defensive position.
- There, they were ordered to take up a defensive position.
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- His first position was as a kitchen boy in 1326.
- Thus, Alexandrinus held the first position in the manuscript list.
- Searle calls the first position "strong AI" and the latter "weak AI".
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- In 1917 Cabot took up a position in the Medical Reserve Corps for a year.
- In Leek in 2000, he took up a position teaching Dutch to non-native speakers.
- Alfred, in 893 or 894, took up a position from which he could observe both forces.
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- China took third position after beating South Korea.
- Jimmie Johnson finished in the third position.
- Kelly was behind these two in third position.
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- The starting position for Pong Hau K'i is shown on the left.
- In , Floyd earned a starting position in the Marlins' outfield.
- Some advise to lower down to starting position slowly and with control.
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- She took up the position of assistant director of production.
- She took up the position in June 2006 after returning from maternity leave.
- In 1319, he was elected Bishop of Lincoln, but he did not take up the position.
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- Zambrano resigned his position in November 2013.
- In 1886, his father resigned his position as missionary.
- A month later Turner resigned his position.
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- The following week, it remained at the top position.
- 1 and holding the top position for six weeks.
- In the top position, no pegs touch the string and all notes are flat.
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- In 1967, Bob Ward returned to his alma mater to take the head coaching position.
- Following the season, Miles departed for the head coaching position at Nebraska.
- LaVar Ball also assumed the head coaching position for Vytautas during the tournament.
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- Despite this, he was offered the job, and in 2002 he accepted the position.
- She accepted the position as Head of Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Virginia.
- In 2013, Wood accepted the position of leader in the City of London Sinfonia.
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- His current position is associate professor.
- He assumed his current position in 2015.
- It was later moved to its current position for health reasons.
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- Ms. Carle was the first woman to hold the position.
- She was the first woman to hold the position.
- He was the first African American to hold the position.
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- Finally, he took the position of Vicar-General in 1935.
- Zdzisław Podedworny soon took the position at Gornik Zabrze.
- He Lian took the position of chief adviser of the committee.
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- In 2005 she assumed the position of Yavapai County Supervisor.
- He assumed the position of Nuklo's therapist, under the name I.S.
- Roy Romer assumed the position.
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- She offers to renegotiate his position when Durant returns.
- The switch lever returned to a neutral position when released.
- He lost any desire or position when my assistant lieutenant died.
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- opponents to finish in the highest position possible.
- It was the highest position of Nesmith's solo career.
- His highest position was Archbishop from 1991 to 2002.
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- The denomination also has no official position on homosexuality.
- Yunlu was implicated in the case and stripped of official position.
- He was stripped of his official position and forced into house arrest.
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- In the hexagonal, the club ended in the fourth position.
- There are two types of fourth position: "open" and "closed".
- This time they reached the semi finals finishing in fourth position.
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- The Doberdò area has a crucial strategic position.
- The strategic position of the NLA units gave them an overview of the town.
- The strategic position of Ghod Khind (Horse Pass) was chosen for the defence.
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- Toman is removed from his position during 1948 coup d'état.
- The CPR was in a powerful position during the First World War.
- Shah Rukh was never promoted beyond this position during his father's lifetime.
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- Information Secretary is a prominent position in the federal government.
- Due to its prominent position, the polygon is visible from all directions.
- The station site is in a prominent position on the main road leading to Woolacombe.
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- Viên's political position remained unstable, however.
- That, Sir, shows the real political position of New Zealand."
- The stronger political position of Scotland in relation to England was another.
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- However, she was never given back her original position.
- Although the bomb is dislodged from its original position, it fails to explode.
- The reconstruction also placed the structure at right angles to its original position.
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- "Scallywag's" financial position never recovered.
- The financial position gradually improved.
- Alice was in a tough financial position.
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- WFE, IOMA and FIA surveys endorse NSE's leadership position.
- It was not a formal leadership position.
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- They held a position between monks and secular canons.
- He had also served in the latter position between 2002 and 2004.
- The frigates and corvette took a position between the battle line and the shore.
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- It has a dominant position in South America.
- Atatürk, then the President, occupied a dominant position in this political system.
- Meanwhile, Microsoft gained an increasingly dominant position in the browser market.
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- However he lost regular position in summer 2009.
- His regular position was as an inside forward.
- His regular position was full-back, centre or fly-half.
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- He left his position as Russia coach in June 2016.
- However, he left his position after two weeks.
- On 29 June 2015, Hiddink left his position.
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- Standing at , he plays at the power forward position.
- She wore the number 54 at the forward position.
- Standing at , she plays at the power forward position.
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- At the time of negotiations, China was in a strong position.
- I think I am in a strong position because I accomplished my goals."
- That night, the Union army established a strong position on Malvern Hill.
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- He again served as vice-chancellor, holding the position until his death.
- Stram was the team's longest-tenured head coach, holding the position from 1960 to 1974.
- In April 2019, Osman resigned as Johor Menteri Besar after 11 months holding the position.
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- Ackerman was eventually offered a position at Greatermans head office in Johannesburg.
- Lair was offered a position with the Archives, but chose to follow a career as a lawyer.
- Berger started his career at Procter & Gamble in 1960 before being offered a position by Heinz in 1964.
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- pus`on, bag`o), in the final position of words (e.g.
- It can never occur in final position following a schwa.
- In Wahgi, consonants are aspirated only when they are in final position.
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- He holds the position of Parliamentary Secretary.
- He holds the position of Senior Managing Director at Temasek.
- He also concurrently holds the position of Advisor to the Royal Court.
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- Nancy Faust became the White Sox organist in 1970, a position she held for 40 years.
- She was later promoted to deputy chair, and then to chair, a position she held from 1943 to 1978.
- In 1949 she became Director of Studies for Mathematics at Girton, a position she held until 1969.
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- Brewer, and Taft offered the position to Hughes.
- He was several times offered the position of bishop, but always refused.
- In January 2018, Sifakis returned to OFI, being offered the position of general manager.
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- He could also play at the shooting guard position.
- Standing at , he plays the shooting guard position.
- Standing at , she plays at the point guard position.
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- With its central position in Europe, Germany is an important transportation hub.
- Not surprisingly, in Cyril's eschatological analysis, Jerusalem holds a central position.
- The Earth's central position had been interpreted as being in the "lowest and filthiest parts".
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- In 1912, Ames moved to London to take a position with a firm in the city.
- She noted they tried to persuade her to take a position behind the scenes.
- He moved to Los Angeles to take a position in film marketing with Seineger & Associates.
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- "Narborough" was found in a similar position nearby.
- Solomon Schechter espoused a similar position.
- Many scholars have adopted a similar position.
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- Along with his team, he finished in fifth position.
- A fifth position, called "Ispettore Superiore S.U.P.S.
- His rank fell in 2005 to fifth position with 1,123 votes.
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- This is most common when one language has a higher social position (prestige).
- The social position of mixed-race or "half-caste" individuals varied over time.
- But the behavior of these creations determined the social position of their descendants.
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- The book takes a position against laws and actions against LGBTQ rights.
- It has a strong position against censorship and in favor of network neutrality.
- FDN has also been politically active, taking a strong position against the HADOPI law.
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- It achieved their highest chart position yet, reaching No.
- 1 chart position in the UK that April.
- In terms of peak chart position, this was Fish's third most successful single.
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- This was the last position he would ever hold.
- His last position is as a Chief Police Officer of Kuala Lumpur.
- At the contests' final stage, the song ended up in the last position.
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- Both Crimson Tide touchdowns were set up after Cougar turnovers gave them good field position.
- If the fullback couldn't give the kicker good field position, he didn't stand a chance on his try.
- Titans receiver Isaac Byrd's 16-yard punt return gave the Titans good field position at the Bills' 45-yard line.
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- Prominent Qarakhanids such as Mahmud Kashghari hold a high position among modern Uyghurs.
- The animal crawls with the shell in a very high position and not much bent to the right side.
- Authorities suspected that Swe was targeted because of his high position in the local administration.
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- The video reached the number one position on the GAC countdown in early December.
- The winner would be in the number one position to challenge champion Jorge Linares.
- "Don't Lose Your Hucklebuck Shoes" returned the band to the number one position later in 1965.
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- Prior to this point Jones had never played the guard position before.
- However, some vice-chancellors expressed support for UCU's position before the strike.
- The position before the 2013 general election was known as the Vice-President of Kenya.
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- They completed the 20th century with the highest average league position.
- The club's best league position was second at the end of the 2012-2013 season.
- Having guided them to a respectable league position, Stavrum was hired by his old team Molde.
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- The following week, it jumped to a peak position of number 18.
- The next week it rose up two spots to the position of number 8.
- The album reached a peak position of number five on the UK Albums Chart.
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- In January 1978, Harrison accepted a faculty position at UCSF.
- In 2005 she returned to the University of Sydney with a faculty position.
- A new faculty position was created: "mussar mashgiach" (teacher of ethics).
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- He saw all that he did and each position he took as an expression of his spiritual beliefs.
- Also, each position to the left represents a value ten times larger than the position to the right.
- In the "min-max differential" (or "MMD"), for each position (pixel) selects the highest or the lowest.
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- Fire station 8 occupies a special position among the Munich fire stations.
- A sixth-century date for Obadiah is a "near consensus" position among scholars.
- During their inaugural 2017-18 season, the team occupied the 8th position among 8 teams.
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- He re-joined defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, his former position coach with the 49ers.
- The former position has been called "philosophical realism", and the latter "nominalism".
- He returns for a time in "Summer Lightning", while Hugo Carmody occupies his former position.
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- He held a position of financial crimes investigator.
- They held a position between monks and secular canons.
- It held a position on BBC Radio 1's A-List.
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- Rothmaler was soon appointed to a position as head of department.
- On November 26, 2016, Strong was fired from his position as head coach.
- He resigned from his position as head coach at the conclusion of the season.
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- Mouton finished in a disappointing sixth position.
- With 92 points, he came in sixth position.
- Kostić received the sixth position on its electoral list in Belgrade.
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- Steve Chia lost his position as a non-constituency MP.
- However he lost his position behind Kenta Shimizu in 2006.
- The election results meant that Klein lost his position as Senate co-leader.
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- UCAS has the leading position in English teaching and researching in China.
- Ericsson claims a leading position in charging and billing, serving 1.6 billion people.
- SMEs have a leading position in the provision of economic growth and employment in Azerbaijan.
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- The information is then processed by the receivers to derive their own position, velocity and time.
- (It can also be used for estimating one's own position based on observations of multiple emitters).
- In 1955, Khrushchev achieved the demotion of Malenkov and secured his own position as Soviet leader.
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- The Bonnies' head coach position is Jesse Fleming.
- He was appointed to the Sevilla head coach position in November 2008.
- The Banshees appointed Colin Branagh to fulfill the vacant head coach position.
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- This was an important position, held in high regard by the society of the time.
- He served at the important position of Secretary Petroleum from April 2017 till August 2018.
- Geba has an important position within Kamakura and old stories tell how it was often a battleground.
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- In 2008, he resigned from this position due to differences of opinion.
- On September 6, 2001, Janiszewski resigned from his position due to corruption charges.
- In 2013, McKeown gave up his tenured position due to his frustration with academic politics.
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- That night, arrived and took position near "Minnesota", still hard aground.
- From 14 August it began to move a position near Fresnes-en-Woëvre, then near Etain.
- His cavalry was commanded by Netaji Palkar, and were placed in a forward position near the fort.
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- By 05:15, enemy destroyers were closing "S-42"’s position.
- The President’s position was abolished at Togliattiazot in May 2011.
- This is because while X has squared off his position, Y’s position is still open.
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- However, he left the position after the 2010 season.
- McClair left the position in July 2016.
- Heinz left the position in March 2015.
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- Herring declined to take the position full-time.
- (Belykh agreed to take the position.)
- Curtius is of the opinion that he wished to be begged to take the position.
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- Key used his position as U.S. Attorney to suppress abolitionists.
- Swingler used his position in Memphis's black community to advocate for civil rights.
- He also used his position and experience to try to mislead his colleagues and to conceal evidence.
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- His usual position is either full-back or wing.
- His usual position is either centre or wing.
- Rikki Sheriffe's usual position is , or .
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- However, Morazán had a better position and smashed the federal army.
- In 2019, the college announced several changes to better position students for success.
- Bach looked for a better position and found it as at the court of Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen.
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- Frank Moseley took over the permanent position in 1951.
- In 1910 he achieved a permanent position in the Norwegian infantry.
- In 2004 he was elevated to a permanent position on the Supreme Court of Appeal.
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- Standing at , she plays at the center position.
- Listed at and , he plays the center position.
- He was 6'10 ft, 235 lbs and played the center position.
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- The remaining Americans were scattered and in no position to fight.
- He was ordered to stay in New York since he had no position in Canada.
- Auchinleck ordered XIII Corps to provide support but they were in no position to do so.
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- Dina Nath retained his position at the court during.
- Kenny retained his position for the replay on 5 November 1989.
- Benedict escorted his lord to the eastern province and retained his position of vice-chancellor.
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- This made him the first and only pharmacist to occupy such a position.
- The equivocation such a position entailed was first refuted by Bonelli in 1751.
- Born in Hong Kong, he was the oldest person to hold such a position in New York.
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- It was located in a unique position.
- In textile art Hannah Ryggen (1894–1970) holds a unique position.
- As a white woman, she was in a unique position to speak out against racial oppression.
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- The movement begins from a standing position.
- He is classified as LW9-1 and competes in a standing position.
- There, they fired an additional 10 shots in the standing position.
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- He is the first non-canonist to hold this position.
- She was the first female to hold this position.
- He the youngest person to hold this position as well.
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- It was erected in its present position in 1841.
- It was installed in its present position in the early twentieth century.
- It was later moved to its present position at the front of the north transept.
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- I think I am in a strong position because I accomplished my goals."
- He was thereby put in a difficult position because of the flagrant breach of the truce.
- In 1934 he resigned his position because he affronted the Hungarian nation with his ideas.
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- He served in that position through the 1994 season.
- He held that position through the 1995 season.
- Weiner held the position through Issue 288.
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- He played in the defensive left back position.
- As a sophomore, Taylor won the starting running back position.
- He made a total of 6 league appearances playing in the Left back position.
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- By 05:15, enemy destroyers were closing "S-42"’s position.
- The President’s position was abolished at Togliattiazot in May 2011.
- This is because while X has squared off his position, Y’s position is still open.