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词汇 example_english_defensible-position
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defensible position

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defensible
adjective
uk /dɪˈfen.sə.bəl/ us /dɪˈfen.sə.bəl/
able to be protected from attack, or able to be supported ...
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position
noun
uk /pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ us /pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
the place where something or someone is, often in relation to ...
See more at position


Examples of defensible position


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The appeal of ex post prioritarianism is illusory, and the closest defensibleposition is utilitarianism.
The most defensibleposition to take is to state that we are simply missing far too much necessary information.
That would not be an entirely defensibleposition.
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Now, they do not have a defensibleposition at all.
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That is a perfectly sensible and defensibleposition from his point of view.
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That is not an honourable or a defensibleposition.
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I think that that is not a defensibleposition at the present time.
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I do not think that is really a defensibleposition.
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My next point is that that is no longer a defensibleposition.
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In that they are no doubt taking up a perfectly fair and defensibleposition.
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Does he think this is a defensibleposition in a civilised society?
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In normal times there is a good deal to be said for their views; at any rate, it is a defensibleposition they take up.
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That is only a defensibleposition if it is impossible to introduce more seats without violating local government boundaries.
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We believe that is the right position and a defensibleposition.
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To my mind, that is a reasonable and defensibleposition.
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Again, that is a perfectly defensibleposition.
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Nor is it a logically defensibleposition.
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That is a perfectly defensibleposition.
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That is a defensibleposition.
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The house was built on a natural promontory, probably originally selected for its defensibleposition, converted into an artificial plateau.
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