fixed attitude
Example Sentences
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His training, temperament and fixed attitude are all such as to make it impossible for him to be useful to his government as envoy to Washington.
From Time Magazine Archive
Emma’s eyes were instantly withdrawn; and she sat silently meditating, in a fixed attitude, for a few minutes.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
The warmth of public opinion in England had obliged the minister to take up a fixed attitude; the consequences could not be doubtful.
From World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France by Guizot, M. (François)
He dropped back to the ground and stood in the fixed attitude of a sentinel.
From Clementina by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
The month which had passed since we parted had brought to her many reflections, no doubt, and as a presumable result of them a fixed attitude of mind.
From The King's Mirror by Hope, Anthony
