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unenviable position

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meanings of unenviableand position


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unenviable
adjective
uk /ʌnˈen.vi.ə.bəl/ us /ʌnˈen.vi.ə.bəl/
An unenviable duty, choice, or situation is unpleasant ...
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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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Examples of unenviable position


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He recognizes that most decisions are reached in an economic environment that places government in an unenviableposition.
In contrast, abstract avant-garde artists found themselves in an unenviableposition.
Hudson was in an unenviableposition.
That is the unenviableposition which forms the background to any debate on housing today.
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Those who had no such canteen found themselves in a rather unenviableposition by comparison with those who did.
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It places the employee in an unenviableposition.
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Many women—and sometimes men—are left in an unenviableposition because the opposite partner in the marriage has left, has disappeared and cannot be found again.
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This has put our police forces in an unenviableposition.
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I cannot believe that this country would be in other than a most unenviableposition.
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However, he is now in the unenviableposition of having to decide, with his colleagues, the proper course to adopt.
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It is a very unenviableposition and to that extent my speculations may appear rather unfair.
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There are one or two localities which occupy the unenviableposition every year of being the highest rated in the country.
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She was obviously in a very unenviableposition.
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A very unenviableposition it is for them.
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With all those attributes to commend it, our country is in a very unenviableposition.
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If we dismantle the headquarters and accept a position on the perimeter defences, we shall surely be placed in a weak and unenviableposition.
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The auditor would moreover be placed in the unenviableposition of having to decide whether a criticism was significant.
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It has put many back benchers in an unenviableposition.
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There are two ways of exacerbating this unenviableposition, and there is one way of improving it.
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In every case they are going to be in an unenviableposition, whatever happens in the next few years.
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