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    vantage


    1. The island, from this vantage point, is about 100 yards away


    2. In the galleries up above the assembled politicians there was a veritable host of media reporters, who were all fighting and scrapping for the best vantage points


    3. Onlookers clung to the rooftops, on window ledges and every available vantage point straining for a better view


    4. All faces turned to the windows for some clue to the sudden inconvenience, though from their vantage point within the series of train cars and lacking a proper field of view, ready explanations were not forthcoming


    5. from his vantage point at the rear of the church that the


    6. This fence had been constructed from material pillaged from fences in the interior of the walled area, Then it was fortified with earthen embankments and had a walkway six foot up to provide sentries with a good vantage point from which to see and to fire


    7. and hid at a vantage point behind the Pepsi shop from where I


    8. There’s an old fort to the west and north of here that we need to garrison, to give us another solid vantage point in Haafingar: Fort Hraggstad


    9. The overly inquisitive blond beside him meanwhile had risen from his seat and slipped behind the Praefect without his notice, giving the former a clear vantage point over the latter’s shoulder


    10. From his vantage point up on the wall, Zarko had a clear view of all the goings-on down below

    11. His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a galloping horse and he looked down from his elevated vantage point to see a lone rider fast approaching


    12. “So what must happen to keep you from seeing the reflected light of the napkin, is to have the napkin always present its edge to you no matter from what vantage you view it


    13. And it seemed enough to draw the dragon from its happy vantage point


    14. From the highest vantage point, our planet is an integral part of the sum of all the planets and galaxies out there


    15. Spirits in the other dimension have a greater vantage point, but it does not mean they have all the answers about life’s mysteries


    16. It was Joss that pointed out the hills along the southern edge of the town so we could get a better vantage point


    17. He could tell from his vantage that they were a mixed unit of Latinos and Africanos


    18. From his vantage point, he could see through the next batch of trees into what looked like an old orchard


    19. ” I picked a vantage point out on the flat roof of a house pointing north where we thought that the Turks might launch a probe against us or even where one of their patrols might emerge from


    20. Where altering vantage points are required to carry out experimentation that would be necessary to confirm certain hypotheses, we are left with only half of the answer

    21. If the measurements show a shift into the blue from the new vantage point, we know with certainty that the galaxy is in fact moving away from Earth and towards the new vantage point


    22. vantage point: the television, showing itself in the forest of aerials on rooftops, pointing south


    23. and seashore from his higher vantage point and verify that there


    24. Then word was passed down the line that the raid had gone over the top and we listened from out vantage point for any noise


    25. pilots could see us from there vantage point above and plot our advance which would then be relayed to the Staff


    26. “They’re escaping! They’re escaping!” From his vantage point at the far end of the vast encampment, Dorro and Minty could see everything, including about two dozen children running for the woods, accompanied by some sword-wielding Thimble Downers led by Sheriff Forgo


    27. The litany of abuses predicated in the name of free expression, or proxy ―decisions‖ made on behalf of others who are unable to make informed decisions, are understood by the hordes of mentally ill people roaming the streets, who should be otherwise institutionalized for their own safety, if not for the safety of our society, for that matter, who remain on the streets, unable to properly care for themselves, mandated by civil rights organizations fearful that their rights may be jeopardized, people otherwise incapable of making a rational assessment of their own condition; not to mention conferring legitimacy to sexual deviancy in all its varieties that many of us have casually resigned ourselves to as ―simply‖ alternative lifestyles or championing (equal) protection under the law, that, in some instances, should call for censorship, or implausible assumptions regarding the ―unborn,‖ (Abortion) remanding millions of innocents to an early grave, a convenience for women fretting over their figures or professional careers, abetted by spineless politicians, who for expediency sake, continue advancing legislation denying them (―unborn‖) their own inalienable right to choose, had they the means, or encouraging a culture of death (Euthanasia) for the convenience of (the) would-be custodians of the terminally ill or perhaps to (simply) reduce the increasing costs of Healthcare, or the legalization of drugs because that too is a convenient alternative for a number of individuals who have seemingly lost the will to rid our society of rampant drug abuse and therefore justify such (hare-brained) schemes from the vantage point of opportunity savings or reduced social costs, or movements to eliminate God from the public consciousness lest society be reminded of its sins or perhaps because many of us have (conveniently) chosen to become our own gods


    28. Addendum to the above: Future Generations will undoubtedly enjoy similar advantages from the vantage point of time


    29. from the vantage point of Nothingness, remains a permanent question mark


    30. Suddenly triumphant shouts filled the air and the sett's defenders, hidden along the tops of the walls, rose up, showering rocks down on the attackers from their vantage points

    31. From his vantage point, lying in the tall grass about twenty yards in the distance, he could hear speech from a man directed at his horse


    32. From this vantage point he was studying it, trying to find any hint of mystery


    33. It is easy enough, I suppose, for café latte types earning above average salaries to criticize the company from the vantage point of high-rise corporate towers and sprawling industrial parks where office workers, comfortably ensconced in the privacy of their cubicles, routinely shop on their Internets or indulge in a casual game of solitaire while pretending to look busy


    34. From this secluded vantage, she seldom missed the nighttime adventure of observing the multitude of human interactions playing out in the bar, the adjoining lounge and, by peering over the plastic foliage, the casino – three simultaneous stages of live performance


    35. From this vantage of seeing without being seen, he was attempting, if not to bring an end to this street demonstration, to prevent the next by identifying those inciting the campesinos and radioing the information to Guardia Nacional troops ringing the plaza


    36. She moaned, and turned her chair to give him vantage, wanting the build-up to linger but, as she diddled, he swelled and grew to full height like an emerging sapling and, within moments, she was overcome with a spasmodic orgasm


    37. There was no way in hell that I could see my boys from this vantage point


    38. vantage working with you on this


    39. The four suspects, standing beside the car under the watchful eye of customs agents, obviously shared his anxiety, lifting themselves onto their toes and stretching their necks for a better vantage


    40. The Black Fox watched from the vantage point of a high rock, safely hidden in the distance

    41. From his vantage point, he could see all of the clearing, including the entry and exit paths


    42. If the cocaine was contained within a log, it hadn’t yet been removed, and anyone trying to locate the correct one in the darkened yard would be readily apparent from his vantage, also, the vast emptiness of the barge was directly before his eyes


    43. What a firefight, Ethan thought while overlooking the courtyard from that higher vantage point


    44. Buffo pushed his bulk into the room, surveying the crowd from a higher vantage


    45. Once he had his desired vantage, he began to stare at me with his cold, hard eyes


    46. The former I had seen before, but from this vantage I could see his kindness and gentleness at first hand as he greeted me warmly


    47. From my vantage point, I could see that I was above and behind them


    48. I was in sight of the yam and the bridge from this vantage point, but could not be seen from either


    49. To the north was an area much like mine: cut off from the mainland by mountains, but not snow-capped from my vantage


    50. I climbed up to the snow line on the eastern massif and sketched in the northern shore from that vantage













































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    Synonyms for "vantage"

    advantage vantage

    "vantage" definitions

    place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)


    the quality of having a superior or more favorable position