permanent position
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpermanentandposition
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permanent
adjective
uk/ˈpɜː.mə.nənt/us/ˈpɝː.mə.nənt/
lasting for a long time or ...
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position
noun
uk/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/us/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
the place where something or someone is, often in relation to ...
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(Definition ofpermanentandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpermanent position
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In medical schools, ethics is gradually finding apermanentposition, although a lot still needs to be done.
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It is not apermanentpositionwhich we are creating.
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Ten pounds given by married man forpermanentposition.
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That is not apermanentpositionwhich can be sustained.
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I am afraid that is thepermanentpositionthere now.
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It is more or less apermanentposition.
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It is vital to understand thepermanentpositionof the rule of law.
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This puts them in apermanentpositionof disadvantage, both within and outside the realms of their own community.
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When will we learn that we can never achieve anypermanentpositionby the mere use of force?
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It would be wrong if a contractor should ever get into apermanentpositionin his area.
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Moreover, it will build on temporary legislation by creating apermanentposition, which in my opinion is most undesirable.
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They signed her up for apermanentposition.
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It is often not convenient, particularly if someone wants apermanentposition, to seek references for that person at that point.
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It would mean a charter on which we might do something to create the beginnings of confidence and may be apermanentposition.
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They would not put arable agriculture in thepermanentpositionof being able not only to keep its head above water but to swim strongly.
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Whatever may have been the position in the past, the divisional engineer's evidence was on the possibilities in the future if this were to be thepermanentposition.
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Let us assume you are a good company, are you entitled to say that you shall have apermanentpositionon that frequency in that locality?
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Surely it is essential that it should have not only anad hocposition from time to time but apermanentpositionon the committee.
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His last dispute with staff concerned his decision to appoint a woman to apermanentposition.
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His hopes to find apermanentpositionat a university were never fulfilled.
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He would also be eligible to apply for apermanentpositionas an educator.
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Some of these managers were appointed as caretaker managers prior to being given apermanentposition.
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In 1770, he began travelling as a virtuoso, accepting short-term engagements, but never managing to gain apermanentposition.
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He was given apermanentpositionat the age of 21, at which time he turned his attention to botany.
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Each meeting has a leader in apermanentposition; leadership duties do not rotate from meeting to meeting.
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