unreasonable position

collocation in English

meaningsofunreasonableandposition

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unreasonable
adjective
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/ʌnˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/us
/ʌnˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/
not fair ...
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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 ofunreasonableandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunreasonable position

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I submit that that is a mostunreasonableposition.
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I do not think that is anunreasonablepositionto take up.
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Would that also be considered anunreasonableposition?
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Is not this really a mostunreasonablepositionfrom the point of view of the general taxpayer?
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There is agreement across all the parties about theunreasonablepositionin which they have been placed.
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How can one negotiate on a reasonable basis with people who, from the start, are taking up anunreasonableposition?
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I do not take up anunreasonablepositionabout that matter.
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To all of us who are looking for a way out of this deadlock, this is surely anunreasonableposition.
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That is not anunreasonablepositionto take.
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That seems a notunreasonablepositionand, of course, the authority could offer further indemnity if it wished to do so.
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They can always deny formally that they said a thing or pledged themselves to it and so can take up anyunreasonableposition.
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That is not anunreasonableposition, but also it is not a terribly vast and weighty matter.
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This was right, because some people were put into anunreasonableposition.
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It seems to me that it is extremely difficult to negotiate reasonably with men who are themselves starting from anunreasonableposition.
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I should have thought that in relation to something as important as a person's home, that is not anunreasonableposition.
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But rights inevitably become more important when one deals with a trader who adopts anunreasonableposition, and that is when the crunch comes.
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That would be anunreasonablepositionfor him to take up.
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This does not seem to be anunreasonableposition.
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No doubt he will wish to be fair and recognise that that is not anunreasonablepositionfor me to adopt.
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It seems to put retailers in a veryunreasonableposition.
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