weak position

collocation in English

meaningsofweakandposition

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weak
adjective
uk
/wiːk/us
/wiːk/
not ...
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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 ofweakandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofweak position

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Theweakpositionin the second foot must be monomoraic.
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Understanding theweakpositionthey are in, both struggle to gain some ground.
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Indeed, opposition par ties were in aweakpositionto push for greater change.
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Given the relativelyweakpositionof expenditure guardians, this structural set-up represents a third variant.
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Additionally, theweakpositionof the third foot is specified as a branching position.
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This is in part because of the ratherweakpositionof architectural criticism as a publishing activity among architectural teachers.
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Theweakpositionin the odd feet must be bimoraic, and is additionally specified as branching in the third foot.
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The strong node of theweakpositionis specified as empty, just as in the third foot.
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Although they may attempt to change the system, they are in aweakpositionto challenge the status quo.
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Even though the industrialist may not be in aweakposition, the consumer is in aweakposition.
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He is in aweakposition.
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It puts us in aweakposition.
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Patients are in such aweakposition.
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He is in a relativelyweakposition.
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And that is aweakposition.
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That puts him in aweakposition.
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Anything else is aweakposition.
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It was a fairlyweakposition.
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When in aweakposition, he decided to attack.
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We are not in aweakpositionin these negotiations.
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However, the agents are in aweakposition.
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This always has seemed to me an extremelyweakposition.
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The workers are in a veryweakposition.
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We are now, therefore, in this pitifullyweakposition.
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