Presbyters] In the Ignatian epistles, however, written early in the second century, there appears positional authority of a new order.
Paul's authority and responsibility as an apostle, for example, was not positional authority, or authority proceeding from a certain position to which he had been appointed or elected.
The first example we have in Scripture of positional authority in the ministry as distinguished from the authority of the Holy Spirit, is the case of Diotrephes, of whom the apostle John wrote in his third epistle.
His authority was divine, and out of that divine authority grew his positional responsibility as the "apostle of the Gentiles.
But such was not positional authority or authority proceeding from a humanly created superior office and appointment thereto.
BC: decimal fractions The decimal positional writing of the numerals was universally accepted but the fractions continued to be written based on image models (e.
BC: The decimal positional writing of the numerals is universally adopted in Europe.
BC: The decimal positional writing of the numerals, taken from Arabs, appears in Europe.
Geometry here also comes into consideration, and, in connection with positional number symbols, begin those interactions between arithmetic and geometry that result in the forms of our contemporary mathematics.
It was the positional arithmetic of the Arabians, of which the origins are obscure, that made possible the development of modern technique.
It is probable that the present neglect and disregard forPositional Truth has, in spite of moral exhortation, borne its legitimate fruit in a time-serving worldly Church.
The importance of Positional Truth is suggested by the fact that, in the context of Scripture, it precedes the statement of Life Truth; forming the basis of its appeal.
As an illustration of this it may be seen that the order of the doctrinal Epistles is first, to state a great Positional Truth, which is then followed by an appeal for a life consistent with the truth revealed.
We shall get a clear insight into the positional advantage of having command of the centre later on, when discussing the middle game.
There is, however, one opening in which Black has the utmost difficulty in preventing White from getting a positional advantage in the centre.
Unless a player be exceptionally gifted, he will only learn after years of practice, if at all, what may be termed "positional play.
We have now seen how the possession of open files reacts on the mobility of the opposing forces, forever increasing their difficulties until the positional advantage is converted into material gain.
Before I discuss positions of greater complexity, in which the only way to win is by sacrificing the extra pawn, I shall treat of end-games in which positional advantages ensure the victory although the pawns are equal.
Both players have shown a deep positional insight, and the game shows in an interesting manner how a preponderance of material can be counterbalanced by the greater mobility of the pieces.
Black's manoeuvring for positional advantage is admirable throughout this game, and if he loses it is due entirely to the fact that the sacrifice of the exchange, without even a Pawn for it, could not succeed against sound defensive play.
Sometimes it is a direct assault against the King,[9] and at other times it comes simply to finessing for positional advantage in the end-game, after most of the pieces have been exchanged.
He tries first of all to control the centre, and failing this to obtain some positional advantage that will make it possible for him to keep on harassing the enemy.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "positional" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: geodetic; geographic; geographical; navigational; regional; topographic
