ambiguous position
collocation in Englishmeaningsofambiguousandposition
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ambiguous
adjective
uk/æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/us/æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/
having or expressing more than one possible meaning, ...
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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 ofambiguousandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofambiguous position
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Parish charities had anambiguouspositionin this struggle.
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This entails that they occupy a somewhatambiguouspositionin the spectrum of genitive uses.
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By definition, as one of the ' isms ', feminism has anambiguouspositionin academic research.
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Sudanese midwives occupied anambiguouspositionwith respect to the colonial state.
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An important manifestation of this duality is theambiguouspositionof civilian institutions with regard to the armed forces.
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The status of those who are dying is liminal, placing them in anambiguouspositionas members of society.
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As the war drew to a close, theambiguouspositionof evacuees became all the more apparent.
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I am in a somewhatambiguousposition.
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It is to clear up a veryambiguousposition.
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They want to clear up anambiguousposition.
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Theambiguouspositionof simulation with regard to "theory" and "experiment" is widely acknowledged in the scientific literature and by the respondents described above.
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Similarly, the widow was not in the usualambiguouspositionof a second wife, especially if she were widowed for a second time.
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It was a teleological struggle that was probably at its most intense in the provincial towns because of theirambiguousposition.
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Theambiguouspositionof widows probably led to diverse treatment according to the sympathies of the local administrators, their economic circumstances and the particular claims of the individuals.
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To say the least of it, he is placed in a somewhatambiguousposition.
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It would put the £20,000 already contributed into a veryambiguousposition.
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However, this leaves the union and the worker in a strange andambiguousposition.
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The time has come to get rid of thisambiguousposition.
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If that is intended, surely it puts these gentlemen into a mostambiguousposition.
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That, of course, still leaves me in a veryambiguousposition.
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It stands in a doubtful andambiguouspositionat this moment.
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Thus, carers find themselves in anambiguouspositionwith service providers, at times, very appreciative of whatever supports are made available, but routinely feeling unable to influence that provision.
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The only way to clear up theambiguouspositionis by putting a further weight on to road transport.
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What is equally concerning is theambiguouspositionthat surrounds any direct or indirect tax exemptions for companies that indulge in this immoral practice.
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The indignant local authority valuation officers themselves cry out and say with pathetic sincerity, when theirambiguouspositionis questioned, that they are fair.
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