The position of Secretary of State went to James Blaine, who had refused his party's requests to run for president.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

Some canopies have narrow strips of metal or wood to provide either sunlight or shade, depending on the position of the sun.

VOA: special.2011.08.09

He used the position to try to make the public recognize the dangers of nuclear power as well as its possibilities for good.

VOA: special.2009.06.14

A navigator had to use complex observing instruments to note the position of the moon and stars.

VOA: special.2010.07.14

Scientists have been wondering for years about the position of the Galapagos in the Pacific Ocean.

VOA: special.2009.12.16

It put the Confederate states in the position of fighting for slavery -- even though most of the soldiers were too poor to own slaves.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

The position made him the highest level African American in the United States government.

VOA: special.2009.11.01

But the position of the buckle often caused severe injuries in bad crashes.

VOA: special.2010.02.09

She later served on the Education and Labor Committee, the position she wanted.

VOA: special.2011.03.20

Rachel Carson was the only woman to try for the position.

VOA: special.2010.03.14

And the student must support the position with evidence.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

The position of Postmaster General went to John Wanamaker.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

Miss Carson got the position in August,nineteen thirty-six.

VOA: special.2010.03.14

Mustafa,who edits al-Ahram's Democracy magazine, says the position,taken in 1983, is not in keeping with national interests.

VOA: standard.2009.10.08