Examples of 'were in a position' in a sentence

Meaning of "were in a position"

Were in a position: This phrase indicates that someone had the opportunity or ability to do something. It suggests that individuals had the necessary authority, skills, or circumstances to engage in a particular action or decision

How to use "were in a position" in a sentence

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were in a position
And they were in a position to do a lot of damage.
This would be possible if you were in a position of authority.
If we were in a position to successfully prosecute this person.
One of these units of society were in a position physically to.
Respondents were in a position to select multiple response options.
We all feel fortunate that we were in a position to save.
We were in a position to appreciate the difficulties facing producers on site.
I waited months before we were in a position to grow.
Your were in a position to write the details.
But none of these organizations were in a position to accept the offer.
Many were in a position of power and liable to blackmail.
I did not know you were in a position to do that.
We were in a position to give her the money she wanted.
I would hardly say you were in a position to throw stones.
They were in a position higher than the surrounding area.
Very few of those people were in a position to get up and run.
We were in a position to have actually campfires both times.
It was one of the main reasons why women were in a position of inferiority.
That you were in a position to prevent.
However not all the parties concerned were in a position to attend.
Luckily you were in a position to hear something.
These actions involved persons who were in a position of power.
Countries which were in a position to increase their contributions should endeavour to do so.
This would be possible for those who were in a position of authority.
You were in a position to observe everything.
We just lost half the people who were in a position to keep it from happening.
You were in a position to see these buildings when they were proposed.
The idea was to select businessmen who were in a position to envisage exporting their goods.
We were in a position where we were importing.
Neither the referee nor his assistant were in a position to award the goal.
So you were in a position to weaken the eruv wire so that it could fall.
Such approaches also implied that individuals were in a position to appeal for international disaster relief.
You were in a position of authority.
Sayeh stressed that not all countries were in a position to ease policies during the crisis.
Were in a position to make larger contributions than the less developed.
If only you were in a position of power.
The negotiations would go much better if Barghouti were in a position of authority.
His victims were in a position to trust him.
Dependent relatives of residents in Palestine who were in a position to maintain them.
Thus subsequent missions were in a position to develop comparisons with previous elections.
Then, they discovered that they were in a position to.
I do not think you were in a position to know what was important to your mother.
We did absolutely nothing … even though we were in a position to do so.
I do not think you were in a position to know what was important.
Unfortunately, very few countries in the developing world were in a position to do that.
Encomenderos were in a position to retain their prominence economically via the hacienda.
So far, it was still the sellers who were in a position of strength.
If you were in a position of influence.
Not to suffer but to profit. by the people who were in a position.
And we were in a position to win.

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