default position
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdefaultandposition
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default
noun
uk/dɪˈfɒlt/us/dɪˈfɑːlt/
the thing that exists or happens if you do not change it intentionally by performing ...
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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 ofdefaultandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofdefault position
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Statutes are capable of epistemic guidance because of thedefaultpositionand because target populations generally have mastered the necessary social and linguistic competences.
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If this position can be sustained, then the advantages of bivalentist omniscience over its competitors make it the naturaldefaultpositionfor open theists.
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Irrelevant modifiers are attached in adefaultpositionin the tree (the lowest possible attachment) and a null semantic relation is established with the modifiee.
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Mightn't it be because the special badness of harm makes consent the rationaldefaultpositionin the former case?
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In the absence of compelling evidence for marine conditions, or marine strata, thedefaultpositionhas been to assume that land existed until proven otherwise.
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Clearly, arguments exist for inclusivity and, in citizenship terms, for inclusivity as thedefaultposition.
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Not giving such treatment would otherwise become thedefaultposition.
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While thedefaultpositionfor stress is the penult (2a), stress will fall on the antepenult if it contains a more sonorous vowel (2b).
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Thisdefaultpositionas ethics discussant fulcrum has its own set of justifications and benefits.
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According to social salience theory, thedefaultpositionis that statutes apply to act-tokens that are socially salient, given the linguistic and social contexts.
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If it is, teaching measurable skills must become thedefaultposition.
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Beyond this, it is suggested that adefaultpositionof inclusion should be adopted as the starting point from which to conduct such assessments.
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They hold that by and large, thedefaultpositionfor the working population is full-time paid work, and that a lot of pressure is applied to enforce thedefaultposition.
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Thedefaultpositionon statutory application is that a statutory provision applies to members of socially salient arrays and does not apply to members of peripheral arrays.
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Malm finds the liberal antipaternalist position most compelling as adefaultposition.
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Absent an argument that successfully bears the burden, we should stick with thedefaultpositionthat she has no such obligation.
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If they cannot obtain that consent, thedefaultpositionshould be that they buy a joint annuity.
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Since consenting is more likely than not consenting, that should become thedefaultposition.
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There is nodefaultpositionthere at all.
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