placing

Example Sentences

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Only a few land on the side of the parent keeping what they loved about their essential selves intact, cautioning against placing the burden of what could have been on the shoulders of their offspring.

From Salon

Goldman Sachs’ economic team said Wednesday that they weren’t placing much weight on the ADP miss and kept their estimates for the BLS January job gains unchanged.

From Barron's

He had a gift for pulling in the reader by placing credible characters inside gripping stories in historical periods, most successfully imperial Rome, the Dark Ages, and World War Two.

From BBC

Even if every machine needed for production is present, efficiency depends on placing those machines in the right locations and order.

From Science Daily

There will be closer cooperation across regions to improve training and allow faster decisions to be made when it comes to approving new foster carers and placing children.

From BBC