was in a position

Behaving as if she was in a position above even the staff , and certainly above us .

Hurstwood, set down under new conditions, was in a position to see that he was no longer young.

Put a picture of my parents on my nightstand. I was in a position where I looked up, and there they were. Awkward.

In his years as United's super sub, he was in a position to observe at the closest of quarters precisely how the master motivator operated.

It was impossible to establish whether he had done anything for us with the sultan or even if he was in a position to do so.

She crept through the long grass till she was in a position to fire.

She had worked for the firm for twenty years and was in a position of trust.

Having understood how the sandcastle worm performs its trick, Dr Stewart was in a position to replicate it.

Many young, healthy, good-looking men had been drawn to Tracy, who was in a position to pick and choose.

From where he sat he was in a position to see everything.

From then, the rebel army was in a position to launch its final, strategic offensive, the veteran communist writes.

Joshi said China was in a position to bring far greater resources to public sector investment than India.