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It occupies a favourable position between the sea and a fertile plain, and is surrounded by two swamps ( which afforded defences from enemies from inner lands ) and is close to high and green mountains ( to which people could evacuate if everything else was lost ).
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:" Hurried .... as my view of it was, my eye never fell on a country of more promising aspect, or more favourable position, than that which occupies the space between the lake ( Lake Alexandrina ) and the ranges of the St. Vincent Gulf, and, continuing northerly from Mount Barker stretches away, without any visible boundary ".
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Each switch occupies one digit position in a word, can be set on or off, and is considered as logically equivalent to an electronic switch.
It occupies a sheltered position at the foot of wooded hills on the northern shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio.
He occupies a middle position between the Tannaim and the Amoraim, and is accorded the right, rarely conceded to one who is only an ' amora, of disputing the opinion of a tanna ( Bava Batra 42a and elsewhere ).
which provides a tracing of the particle which now occupies the position in the current configuration to its original position in the initial configuration.
Michael Rowan-Robinson emphasizes the importance of the Copernican principle: " It is evident that in the post-Copernican era of human history, no well-informed and rational person can imagine that the Earth occupies a unique position in the universe.
Solomon describes the characters of Dilbert, none of whom occupies a position higher than middle management, as dysfunctional time-wasters whose inefficiencies detract from corporate values like ' productivity ' and ' growth ', a very favorable outlook for managers.
With its small size and enormous oil wealth, Kuwait occupies a strategic position at the head of the Persian Gulf.
In Luke, the author writes that Jesus “ took Peter, John and James .” According to Ricci, because Peter occupies the first position in the list, that place can be considered the position of highest importance.
The island occupies a key strategic position on the maritime lanes to the Holy Land, whose occupation by the Christians could not continue without support from the sea.
occupies an almost central position within Polynesia
Tajikistan occupies a strategically important position in Central Asia, bordering Afghanistan and the People's Republic of China and separated by a small strip of Afghan territory from Pakistan.
In the landmark decision Nixon v. General Services Administration former Chief Justice of the United States William Rehnquist declared in his dissent the need to " fully describe the preeminent position that the President of the United States occupies with respect to our Republic.
A supply of covering material is wound on each bobbin, and the end is led on to the wire, which occupies a central position relatively to the bobbins ; the latter being revolved at a suitable speed bodily with their disks, the cotton is consequently served on to the wire, winding in spiral fashion so as to overlap.
In the arrow paradox ( also known as the fletcher's paradox ), Zeno states that for motion to occur, an object must change the position which it occupies.
Secondly, purple occupies a position on the color wheel halfway between red and blue.
* Khorat Thai, spoken by about 400, 000 ( 1984 ) in Nakhon Ratchasima occupies a linguistic position somewhere between Siamese Thai and Isan on a dialect continuum, and may be considered a variant of either.
Varndean College in North Brighton occupies a commanding position.
An archbishop is not a distinct type of cleric, but is simply a bishop who occupies a particular position with special authority.
Pratyakṣa ( perception ) occupies the foremost position in the Nyaya epistemology.
The Taoiseach occupies a more powerful position than the President of the Executive Council did and has authority both to dismiss ministers individually and to request a dissolution of parliament on his own initiative.
The consulate is a tempting target for Islamic fundamentalists, because it occupies a slightly vulnerable position in downtown Karachi, next to the Marriott Hotel and accessible from two sides by roads.
The site occupies a central position between the Indus River and the Ghaggar-Hakra River.
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The Atlantic Ocean occupies an elongated, S-shaped basin extending longitudinally between Eurasia and Africa to the east, and the Americas to the west.
Stretching inland from the Aegean coastal plain, the Central Anatolian plateau occupies the area between the two zones of the folded coastal ranges in the north and south, extending east to the point where the two ranges converge.
* Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests: This ecoregion occupies the coastal strip of southern Anatolia between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea.
According to Aristotle, air is both hot and wet and occupies a place between fire and water among the elemental spheres.
According to Aristotle, water is both cold and wet and occupies a place between air and earth among the elemental spheres.
The CSF occupies the subarachnoid space ( the space between the arachnoid mater and the pia mater ) and the ventricular system around and inside the brain and spinal cord.
The land border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, which occupies the western one-third of the island, is 388 km long.
: Caribbean, it occupies two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti
The topography of the country is divided very clearly between the hilly Oesling of the northern third of the Grand Duchy and the flat Gutland, which occupies the southern two-thirds.
There is some indication that the Agusan Valley occupies a broad syncline between the central mountains and the east-coast mountains.
Stretching inland from the Aegean coastal plain, the Central Anatolian occupies the area between the two zones of the folded mountains, extending east to the point where the two ranges converge.
The Hürtgen Forest occupies a rugged area between the Rur river and Aachen.
In spontaneous unilateral pneumothorax, air escapes from a lung and occupies the pleural space between the chest wall and a lung.
Most of the South West occupies a peninsula between the English Channel and Bristol Channel.
The country occupies a thin strip of land in between Zambia and Mozambique protruding southwards into Mozambique along the valley of the Shire River.
The former Seneca Army Depot occupies a portion of land between Cayuga and Seneca Lakes.
It occupies a large peninsula in the northwest of the country, lying between the English Channel to the north and the Bay of Biscay to the south.
* Municipal Park – located in the centre of Tczew, between Kołłątaja, Bałdowska, and Sienkiewicza streets occupies the area of.
Sitting near the Durand Line border with Afghanistan and close to Kandahar province, Quetta is a trade and communications center between the two countries as well as an important military location which occupies a strategic position for the Pakistani Armed Forces.
The notable Alton Estate, one of the largest council estates ( public housing ) in the UK, occupies an extensive swathe of land west of Roehampton village and runs between the Roehampton Lane through-road and Richmond Park Golf Courses, as can be seen on the map above.
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