where one stands

Example Sentences

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Blinken, who has gone back and forth among buildings several times, knows better than most that where one sits usually indicates where one stands on the subject.

From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2015

Coined by Rufus Miles in the late 1940s, it posits that where one stands on any issue is determined solely by where one sits, not by notions of intellectual consistency and rigor.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2011

But until one perceives clearly just where one stands action is impossible.

From The Research Magnificent by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

With the commercial we have of course no traffic; the classic is a place for those still learning what has already been said, a place for orientisation, for finding out where one stands.

From A Tramp's Sketches by Graham, Stephen

I have written this in some detail to show the unexpected difficulties that arise with these animals, and the impossibility of knowing exactly where one stands.

From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon