But his lack of a firm position is often effective in its own way.

You can take up firm positions and we will do the same.

What I wanted now was a good firm position from which to look left and right along the landing.

A Japanese diplomat said his country had not yet taken a firm position on the issue.

Not all animal advocacy groups take a firm position either way.

But when I reached him late yesterday, he sounded like a man with a firm position.

Two women in the audience took a firm position as moderates.

"We've got to have an absolutely firm position," he said.

What happened to the players' firm position to a cap and the revenue link?

Milosevic should not think that the new Government will take a less firm position than the old one."

Many legislators are reluctant to take a firm position on the package.

Diefenbaker, however, continued to try to avoid taking a firm position.

"If they don't have a firm position, carefully thought out, the politics of the situation will overrun them."

Now is the time to take up firm positions.

But he took no firm position, leaving everyone confused.

Three weeks ago the Knicks seemed to have a firm position in the playoff picture.

He opened his eyes and checked to make sure the leg of the chair was in firm position to push down on the switch.

Until we have a firm position, we will achieve nothing with the Chinese authorities.

He was active in other cases as well and adopted a firm position towards Constantinople.

Parliament will do itself credit by demanding that the governments of Europe adopt a firm position on this issue.

"They took firm positions and held to them."

"People have a very firm position on abortion, and they are either happy or sad about a candidate's position," he said.

He managed only to thrust the scroll within his robe and maintain a firm position on the floor.

There were otherwise no changes to the firms positions, and long-term bearishness was expressed.

Besides, he added, voters respect a firm position.