1.  Unusual position though it is, let me defend Ratner by exploding a couple of myths.

2.  Methodism was in an unusual position to do this.

3.  Galway will still go in as underdogs -- an unusual position for them -- but one that should suit them down to the ground.

4.  Americans also find themselves in the unusual position of receiving aid from abroad.

5.  As a result, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in an unusual position.

6.  As a result, the Dow has been in the unusual position of trailing lesser-known market gauges.

7.  Belichick has thrown football tradition to the wind with odd alignments before, so it seems likely defensive backs will be put in some unusual positions Sunday.

8.  Both he and Chisholm held unusual positions in the Murdoch empire, where high pay packages are not routine.

9.  After years of defending President Clinton against an assortment of charges, Democrats were in the unusual position of watching a Republican deal with questions about his personal life.

10.  But as opposition to him grew, Alexander found himself on uncertain and uncomfortable political ground that led him to stake an unusual position on the nominee.