There are evidences that amorous initiative is firmly reserved to men, and modern women, although not so subordinate as traditional women, are still in a passive position.

有证据显示恋爱中的主动权都是为男性保留的，现代女性，虽然不像传统女性那样，但是仍然处于被动地位。

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A clerk in a business occupies subordinate position to that of the owner.

职员在一个事业中占有的地位低于老板。

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He remains in a very subordinate position in the company.

他在公司里一直处于一个很低的从属地位。

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Mr. Obama gets to put her in a subordinate position while appearing to be magnanimous, and her seat in the U.S. Senate will likely be filled by a more malleable Democrat who won't be plotting from day one to get to the White House.

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He allows her in church, as well as State, but a subordinate position, claiming Apostolic authority for her exclusion from the ministry, and, with some exceptions, from any public participation in the affairs of the Church.

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