standing position

collocation in English

meaningsofstandingandposition

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standing
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈstæn.dɪŋ/
us
/ˈstæn.dɪŋ/
permanent, rather than formed or created ...
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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 ofstandingandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstanding position

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Finally, the stancestandingpositionsetting is set.
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Cast of left and right pes instandingposition.
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Within the shaded region, all trajectories arrive at the attractor, thestandingposition.
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At higher forward momenta (vertical stripes), trajectories overshoot thestandingpositionand lead to a forward fall.
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In late stages, patients cannot walk unassisted and may have difficulty sitting down from astandingposition.
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In astandingposition, she was again asked to think of her weight releasing into the sitting bones.
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The starting posture (standingposition) and the initial hip velocity (0.4 m/s) were the same for each trial.
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I am now in astandingposition.
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Another hidden consequence of incontinence is that it often happens after moving from a sitting to astandingpositionor during activity.
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At the top of the diagram is a dynamical space of two links with an attractor in the center, at thestandingposition.
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In astandingpositionthe lower border of stomach is situated one and half of vertebrae below than in a prone position.
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I am prepared to interrupt from astandingposition.
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Would he like to say it from astandingposition?
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Perhaps he could occasionally contribute from astandingposition.
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If he were able to interrupt me from astandingposition, he might get on better.
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That is what happens when one comments extemporaneously from astandingposition.
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Commencing from astandingposition.
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I think they ought to have a name to indicate that they have astandingpositionof their own.
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When one wishes to discontinue thestandingposition, one does so either to advance with rapidity or to retire.
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The subject then returns tostandingposition.
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