ideal position
collocation in Englishmeaningsofidealandposition
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ideal
adjective
uk/aɪˈdɪəl/us/aɪˈdiː.əl/
perfect, or the ...
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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 ofidealandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theidealpositiondenotes the voter's most preferred policy.
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In turn, a voter'sidealpositionon issue 3 had to be within one of her issue 2idealpositionand so on.
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The studio is a controlled composition laboratory where the composer is situated in theidealposition.
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These uncertainties are errors and misalignments of an object with respect to itsidealposition.
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Each voter attaches an integer valued strength andidealpositionto each issue.
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That is theidealposition.
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That would be theidealposition.
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This is far from anidealposition.
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It is in an almostidealposition.
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If this situation does notexist, then the local authorities, through their health education programmes, are in anidealpositionto remedy this.
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More specifically, we alter individual voters' preferences, (1) by correlating voters' ideal positions on different issues and (2) by correlating a given issue's strength andidealposition.
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That is, with high strength a voter prefers that policy stay close to the voter'sidealpositionon that issue, while compromising on other less important issues.
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That is not to say that we have reached anidealposition.
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It would be anidealposition, because it is central to the north-west.
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It is important that we accept that as theidealposition.
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Theidealpositionis when it keeps itself just a little in advance.
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We have a far fromidealpositionfrom which to start.
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Nurses are in anidealpositionto prescribe because of the rapport they have with their patients; this is more obvious following their initial diagnoses and in long-term conditions.
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It happens to be anidealposition, fertile soil, good climate, and an admirable agricultural local population to draw from.
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It is worth reminding ourselves that we are not starting from anidealpositionin terms of cost or achievement.
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Theoretically the councils should be in anidealpositionto deal with these matters because they have local knowledge.
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It is because it leaves the relationship of employer and employee in theidealpositionin which it should be.
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Engineers are in anidealpositionto influence the creation of institutions for road programmes at national and provincial levels.
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