His associates control many crucial positions in Government, including the intelligence services.

It recognized the pin but did not take enough into account its crucial position.

Some ethnic Chinese merchants became the court officials, holding crucial positions.

Friends constitute a crucial position in an individual's public, private and emotional domain.

In the second session they fell to fourth, just short of the crucial third position, which would have allowed them to advance.

The Philharmonic clearly has a strong new musician in a crucial position.

Point guard is a crucial position, especially on a team that has three new starters.

We've got some guys at some crucial positions that are very young.

The Member States, however, are in a crucial position here.

Grandfather's sure to put him in some crucial position.