the man who breaks is at a disadvantage.

Not being tall isn't a disadvantage.

This advantage more than offset the net salary disadvantage.

I find myself at an awkward disadvantage.

Because you took advantage of my disadvantage

Firms that wanted to do the right thing, to spend the money to reduce their emissions, now worry that doing so would put them at a competitive disadvantage as others continue to emit without restraint.

So they've got us at a great disadvantage.

For all of the groups, disadvantage begins in the early years.

For all of these groups, disadvantage begins in the early years.

We can't fight at a million to one disadvantage.

Developing countries again find themselves at a considerable disadvantage.

An education's a disadvantage in this day and age.

12. Social justice requires the institution of remedies to eliminate all forms of disadvantage. Social harmony, maximizing everyone s potential, requires the development of policies, measures and means to reduce vulnerability and to enhance the protection of those who are vulnerable.

The disadvantage was that participate could potentially include people who were innocent.

It's... It's just that I feel at such a disadvantage.

We had the disadvantage of being Londoners... just down for a fortnight's rest.

As a result, women remained at a disadvantage in many ways.

Indeed, a major disadvantage of voluntary pledges lies in their volatility.

Mohanty, Ajit K. Perpetuating Inequality The Disadvantage of language, Minority Mother Tongues and Related Issues. In Mohanty, Ajit K. Misra, Girishwar (eds). Psychology of Poverty and Disadvantage. New Delhi Concept Publishing Company, 104 117.

I don't know. Somehow, they seem to put me at a disadvantage.

It is also aimed at helping to overcome educational disadvantage associated with gender.

The table shows that the wage gap between sectors is to the disadvantage of private sector employees.

The lack of resources resulting from limited membership in specialised SME associations is an additional disadvantage.

The great disadvantage of it is that the Han have a very weak conception of cultural difference.

Theirs is a self defeating effort one which works to the disadvantage of the entire world community.

Misra, Girishwar Mohanty, Ajit K. Consequences of Poverty and Disadvantage A Review of Indian Studies. In Mohanty, Ajit K. Misra, Girishwar (eds) (2000). Psychology of Poverty and Disadvantage. New Delhi Concept Publishing Company, 121 148.

But for many years, until the late 1990s, China had an infrastructure disadvantage vis a vis India.

Moreover, it would no doubt put the United Nations as an employer at a further competitive disadvantage.

Finally, the Committee emphasizes that where services are decentralized, this should not be to the disadvantage of young children.

They can also compound other vulnerabilities, where they exist. The structural causes that underlie disadvantage include race, ethnicity, gender, religion, indigenous or national origin, and socio economic status. 10. An exclusive focus on economic status as a means of judging disadvantage is outdated.

These shortcomings may disadvantage Tibetan and other minority pupils applying to secondary and higher level schools.

Nevertheless, the Rent Act contains a number of provisions which cannot be deviated from to the tenant apos s disadvantage.

Although UNIFIL had the disadvantage of being in a conflict area, no other suitable option was available at the time.

A lot was done to increase the life chances of students with an immigrant background or from social disadvantage.

The United States favors an agreement with exemptions only for closure related costs, the EU and Japan argue that subsidies intended to support regional development and environmental mitigation, particularly to reduce carbon releases, should be exempted and developing countries think that an agreement should take into account their disadvantage with respect to infrastructure.

Mohanty, Ajit K. Misra, Girishwar (eds) (2000). Psychology of Poverty and Disadvantage. New Delhi Concept Publishing Company.

This cannot stop at formal, legislative equality, but must extend to address the economic and social disadvantage that women face.

Compared to the countries of Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean and the OECD, Africa is at a disadvantage in this respect.

His first time at TED, possibly a disadvantage we shall see from Stanford, Professor Mark Jacobson. Good luck.

I have little experience in criminal cases and I shall be at a disadvantage with a skillful prosecutor.

Ms. Kerovec (Croatia) observed that the fact that women were at a disadvantage in the labour market was not unique to Croatia.

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