marginal position
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmarginalandposition
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marginal
adjective
uk/ˈmɑː.dʒɪ.nəl/us/ˈmɑːr.dʒɪ.nəl/
very small in amount ...
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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 ofmarginalandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofmarginal position
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Thus, indigenous peoples often referred to a history that had led to theirmarginalpositionand to their being shut out of decision-making.
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Trained midwives served the colonial medical regime then, but occupied amarginalpositionwithin it.
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As indicated above, the following subsections do not make any claims regarding the frequency or central\\marginalpositionof the usage types that are distinguished.
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But themarginalpositionshe places herself in is balanced by her resilience, her ability to derive pleasure from the things of ordinary life.
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Word meanings occupy amarginalpositionin relation to the module, and a full account of their development should reflect this position.
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However, the subject'smarginalpositionin the curriculum and the attitudes and beliefs students bring with them to the course combine to make their in-uence more pronounced.
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I certainly believe it is, for themarginalpositionof the worst off on the labor market is not only due to their low productivity per hour.
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But let the private sector escape from itsmarginalpositionand that would soon change.
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That is all the more so because of the historicmarginalpositionof units like health education.
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There is every reason to believe that they could and should become the primary mechanism for agricultural support, rather than continue to occupy their presentmarginalposition.
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However, most actual practices reinforce boundaries that place pets in amarginalpositionand delineate their liminal status within human society.
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Even if parties hold relatively marginal positions on the constitutional issue, their support might not be compromised.
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In spite of thismarginalposition, they are most active largely within the household in which they reside, and their presence is indispensable to its daily routine.
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It ended up backing a small number of urban-based ' capitalist ' farmers, whereas in rural areas it established links only with certain farmers who occupy marginal positions in their communities.
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Young gametocytes and the asexual stages almost always occupy marginal positions in host cells.
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