In American society, however, the class structure was less rigid; some people changed occupations easily and believed it was their duty to improve their social and economic position.

然而，在美国社会，阶级结构没有那么严格；有些人很轻易地就改变了职业，并认为提高他们的社会和经济地位是他们自己的责任。

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He runs in the eighth position in his class.

他在班上排名第八。

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Uncertainty of position characterizes bonds in this class.

地位不确定是这一级债券的特征。

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The kind of dualist position that we are considering in this class is an interactionist position, where the soul commands the body.

我们在这门课里,所讨论的二元论观点,实际上是一种互动论的观点,也就是认为灵魂可以控制肉体

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There's no straightforward link between your actual position in society and what class you think you're in, says Savage.

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The lead plaintiff position is key in securities class-actions because it comes with the authority to select a lead counsel, a highly sought after role for law firms that almost always charge a percentage fee based on any recovery.

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Ireland are in a similar position to Wales with one top-class veteran stand-off, in this case O'Gara, and the young pretender snapping at his heels.

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