defensible position
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdefensibleandposition
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defensible
adjective
uk/dɪˈfen.sə.bəl/us/dɪˈfen.sə.bəl/
able to be protected from attack, or able to be supported ...
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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 ofdefensibleandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The appeal of ex post prioritarianism is illusory, and the closestdefensiblepositionis utilitarianism.
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The mostdefensiblepositionto take is to state that we are simply missing far too much necessary information.
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That would not be an entirelydefensibleposition.
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Now, they do not have adefensiblepositionat all.
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That is a perfectly sensible anddefensiblepositionfrom his point of view.
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That is not an honourable or adefensibleposition.
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I think that that is not adefensiblepositionat the present time.
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I do not think that is really adefensibleposition.
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My next point is that that is no longer adefensibleposition.
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In that they are no doubt taking up a perfectly fair anddefensibleposition.
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Does he think this is adefensiblepositionin a civilised society?
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In normal times there is a good deal to be said for their views; at any rate, it is adefensiblepositionthey take up.
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That is only adefensiblepositionif it is impossible to introduce more seats without violating local government boundaries.
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We believe that is the right position and adefensibleposition.
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To my mind, that is a reasonable anddefensibleposition.
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Again, that is a perfectlydefensibleposition.
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Nor is it a logicallydefensibleposition.
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That is a perfectlydefensibleposition.
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That is adefensibleposition.
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The house was built on a natural promontory, probably originally selected for itsdefensibleposition, converted into an artificial plateau.
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