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stance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | position, posture |
| Type of | attitude, mental attitude |
| Has types | viewpoint, hard line, point of view, stand, standpoint |
| Derivation | stand |
Examples of stance
stance
She doesn't believe that Granato would have represented any stance on the issue.
From the thenewstribune.com
The community association has not taken a stance on the proposals, O'Toole said.
From the sacbee.com
There's now an element of payback and one-upmanship involved in Slomka's stance.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
The governor showed little sign of backing down from that stance Thursday night.
From the us.cnn.com
Murray's new Twitter-phobic stance was partly tongue in cheek, but not entirely.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Hunton portrays Natalie as bit of a nerd, with downcast eyes and slumped stance.
From the stltoday.com
The low-key stance by the authorities prevented any hint of widespread disorder.
From the dailymail.co.uk
So the euro is benefitting from the ECB's relatively strong stance on inflation.
From the money.uk.msn.com
Katich's aggrieved stance in Sydney suggested that it may have much to consider.
From the independent.co.uk
- Standing posture
- Position: a rationalized mental attitude
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- In martial arts, stances are the distribution, foot orientation and body positions (particularly the legs and torso) adopted when attacking, defending, advancing or retreating. The most widely used martial arts stance is a shallow standing squat. ...
- In late 1989 John Vincent met up with Matt Holmes, singer in an indie-pop outfit called The Moving Jelly Brothers. MJB had been fairly successful but were coming to the end of their useful life. ...
- (Stances (tae kwon do)) The Korean martial art Taekwondo has several stances used for different activities.
- (Fighting stances) wards or guards: e.g., high, middle, low, open, close, prime, seconda, terza, and guardant/hanging.
- (Stances) A term meaning the position your feet will be in when doing a certain move
- Placement of the feet in preparation for a swing
