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

It's easy to know what nucleotide to put in each position as you're going along and polymerizing a new molecule.

这使得复制过程中决定下一个核苷酸位点,应该用哪一个核苷酸更为容易

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

because I put myself in a position to meet a lot more interesting people in LA.

因为当时我想接触那些有意思的人。

旧金山和洛杉矶的差异 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

Experts say it was his excellent jump that put the team in medal position.

VOA: special.2010.02.26

So, I'll also put this up on Wednesday, and by Wednesday you might have a bit of a better -be in a better position to answer this question.

我周三的时候还会给大家呈现这个,也许到周三的时候,你们就能更好地回答这个问题了

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

"How is it that a company can be allowed in this day and age to put people in this kind of a position.

VOA: standard.2010.04.27

If you put the electrodes in the right position and you measure in the right way you can detect the electrical activity of the heart and record it on a strip recorder like this one shown here, or display it on a computer.

如果将电极放置正确,并采用正确的方式检测,就能检测到心脏的电活动,并将它记录在像这样的长图记录仪上,或者显示在电脑上

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

"I wish there were more people like him putting a spotlight on how important it is to volunteer, to just help one another, try to put yourself in somebody else's position."

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

But if the Tehran government chooses not to engage on the nuclear issue, that would put the United States in a stronger position to seek "other ways" of applying pressure on Iran.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

With the success of The Dark Knight we were in a position where the studio was prepared to put a lot of faith in us and trust us to really do something special."

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

"Commonly,it's a threat against their family back in their home country and it's used to put that person in a position where they feel compelled to provide labor or service in the United States."

VOA: standard.2010.05.24

Don't put yourself in a position where you become scapegoats for other agendas,'" He said such restraint will allow society to see through what he called the attempt by right-wing groups to reverse the progress made since the end of apartheid.

VOA: standard.2010.04.08