1.  An administration adviser to Putin characterized the leader as a novice politician in an unfamiliar position, likely to make mistakes that occasionally alienate voters.

2.  As the race for the lead heated, Gordon and Earnhardt were in the unfamiliar position of being lapped and merely trying to stay out of the way.

3.  Berg, more accustomed to the solitary life of a biographer, now found himself in the unfamiliar position of being a collaborator.

4.  During the third, the Celtics were in the unfamiliar position of having to hold a lead.

5.  Entering the game, the Bills were in an unfamiliar position of fighting for a playoff berth.

6.  He never had the quickest start, although he had good speed, but now the Jets are employing him at an unfamiliar position.

7.  He took all the furniture from City Hall, leaving Willie Brown standing hat in hand, an unfamiliar position for him.

8.  His team is in the unfamiliar position of second place in the ACC.

9.  It is an unfamiliar position for American swimmers, underdogs in their own pool.

10.  It is November, which means Arizona finds itself in the unfamiliar position of winning to get into its first Rose Bowl.