extreme position

collocation in English

meaningsofextremeandposition

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extreme
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈstriːm/us
/ɪkˈstriːm/
very large in amount ...
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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 ofextremeandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofextreme position

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I will consider the consequences of thisextremepositionbelow.
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The extreme action by the state corresponded to theextremepositiontaken by the workers.
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The cylinder is at the bottomextremepositionin all three cases.
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This is appropriate if one takes theextremepositionthat fluctuations are largely the consequence of intermediation shocks.
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This is anextremepositionthat some of the better theorists in the mid-20th century rejected.
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As the candidate's valence advantages grow bigger, the candidate will adopt anextremepositionaround his own ideal position.
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It is clear that there were few boroughs which maintained such anextremepositionin relation to many services.
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That is anextremeposition.
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That was anextremeposition.
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Noextremepositionwill be adopted.
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That is a veryextremeposition.
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That is not anextremeposition.
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This is not anextremeposition.
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Such people hold anextremeposition.
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I am not taking anextremeposition.
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But that is theextremeposition.
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We have not stuck to anextremeposition.
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I understand the argument, but it is anextremeposition.
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This is anextremeposition—almost full left rudder.
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It does not mean moving towards anextremeposition.
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It is another element of theirextremeposition.
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To ostracise a country is anextremeposition.
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The frame has supports to mount the joint-limiting switches that will operate in case the motor comes close to anextremeposition.
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The more we do, the closer we are to theextremepositionand the unsavoury value trade-off(s) that it engenders.
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The end (literally 'theextremepositionor part of an object or space') means 'the last part of a period of time'.
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