conservative position

collocation in English

meaningsofconservativeandposition

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conservative
adjective
uk
/kənˈsɜː.və.tɪv/us
/kənˈsɝː.və.t̬ɪv/
not usually liking or trusting change, especially ...
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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 ofconservativeandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is another, more powerfulconservativeposition.
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The influence of theconservativepositionis equally diffuse.
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The concession goes some way toward theconservativeposition, which seeks to preserve the laws' authority.
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There are two further reasons not to adopt this moreconservativeposition.
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Naturally enough, this new attitude clashed with the moreconservativeposition.
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The mostconservativepositionis that which somehow or other represents the weak hand separately in all two-handed cases.
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Sandwiched between two traps- being soft on crime and excusing riot-related violence-liberals had to forgo their ideal outcomes and moved closer to theconservativeposition.
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More to the point, it may be good for those who recognize the intellectual force of theconservativepositionto positively cultivate that particular disposition.
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Simply because people have an urge to re-create aconservativepositiondoes not seem to me particularly acceptable.
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He took a consistentlyconservativeposition.
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If an owner desires aconservativepositionfor his cash values, par whole life is indicated.
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He maintained throughout aconservativeposition, without altogether alienating the extremists.
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It distributed clandestine newspapers, but with a more patrioticconservativepositionthan others.
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In general, however, they continued to occupy a slightly moreconservativepositionthan the other parties.
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To support this is not aconservativepositionand actually undermines one of conservatisms cardinal principles: the rule of law.
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After the war it became the voice of the upper middle class, and continues to maintain aconservativeposition.
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He describes his political philosophy as aconservativepositionflowing directly and inevitably from a theist position.
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Theconservativepositionis that individuals and communities should not use government efforts as a substitute for the individual and collective responsibility for these "mitzvot".
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In his later periods in office, he adopted more a moreconservativeposition, although he continued to represent the interests of farmers.
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