proper position

collocation in English

meaningsofproperandposition

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proper
adjective
uk
/ˈprɒp.ər/us
/ˈprɑː.pɚ/
real, satisfactory, suitable, ...
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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 ofproperandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofproper position

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A stent inproperpositionwas then implanted.
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What is the developmental fate of neurons which fail to migrate to theirproperposition?
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That was myproperposition.
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The amount of pulling required to get aproperpositionfor the opening of the right atrial part differs with the type of device.
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It is a perfectlyproperposition.
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That is a perfectlyproperposition.
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I believe that it restores theproperposition.
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There are arguments about theproperpositionof nuclear power.
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That is a perfectlyproperpositionto hold.
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That seemed to me to be a perfectlyproperposition.
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I cannot help wondering whether that is theproperposition.
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Is that theproperpositionto put a man in?
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The medical services must be given theirproperposition.
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We do not know at all what they regard as theproperpositionor what they wish to be theproperposition.
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I have views upon theproperpositionof rates in the financial system, theproperpositionof local income tax and so on.
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Since it is then necessary quickly to relocate theproperpositionfor the probe, the use of a thin probe with flexible cables is an advantage.
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They are taking feet which have turned backwards and turning them into theproperposition.
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So the local authority finds itself in a lessproperpositionto deal with the problems.
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We all want to put these people in aproperposition.
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I have already indicated the complications that arise, and the importance of giving theproperposition.
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I think that that was a perfectlyproperpositionto take.
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I believe that to be an individual is theproperposition.
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We must fight the £ back to itsproperposition, and we can do it.
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That is a perfectlyproperpositionfor them to take up.
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The question we are discussing is whether that is aproperpositionor not.
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