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词汇 example_english_position-of-authority
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position of authority

collocation in English

meanings of positionand authority


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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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authority
noun
uk /ɔːˈθɒr.ə.ti/ us /əˈθɔːr.ə.t̬i/
the moral or legal right or ability ...
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Examples of position of authority


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How and why this class came to a positionofauthority sufficient to dominate politics is never explained.
Although neither of them held a positionofauthority, they had been in the school for a long time.
Furthermore, not everyone is able to transfer into management - a positionofauthority ' off the field'.
They are not much different from anyone else; they are in a positionofauthority but not because they are great or inspiring.
The most important issue concerns the association between religious participation, as measured by reported frequency of worship and holding a positionofauthority in church, and the political empowerment indicators.
Joseph, risen to a positionofauthority, accuses his brothers of espionage and threatens them with imprisonment and death.
For example, when a potential participant is approached by a council worker, clinician or person in a positionofauthority, he or she may feel obliged to take part.
Obviously we must put some suitable person in a positionofauthority and responsibility.
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It also takes time for those people to achieve a positionofauthority in magistrates courts.
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We are considering persons in a positionofauthority who may in different ways have failed to comply with the law.
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Their own supporters in the country are doing that—not ordinary voters but people who are in a positionofauthority, in a position to know.
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He will, however, be placed in a positionofauthority to enable him to be in charge of his rig.
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Thirdly, it must consider any convictions that the company—or any person in a positionofauthority—has for environmental offences.
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It could only be so attributable if that peron is in a positionofauthority, so that particular duties fall on him.
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I am trying to get over a question of principle, which is that the owner is in a particular positionofauthority.
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For instance, should we make unlawful a marriage between a 16 or 17-year-old and a person in a positionofauthority, influence or trust?
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I am shocked that anyone in any positionofauthority in a country that is alleged to be civilised could behave in such a way.
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The managers enjoyed that prestige and importance throughout the years before nationalisation, and the manager had the positionofauthority in determining the reward.
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A general positionofauthority provision would lead to considerable problems and would not be a workable law.
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They are in a positionofauthority in public places.
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