Sentence:  The simple mechanical strain of overweight , says New York 's Dr. Norman Jolliffe , can overburden and damage the heart `` for much the same reason that a Chevrolet engine in a Cadillac body would wear out sooner than if it <WSD>were</WSD> in a body for which it was built '' . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere