at a disadvantage

Any other stratis at a disadvantage to someone who starts out with fast tengu.

Ford has said the debt load now puts it at a disadvantage against GM and Chrysler, which had their obligations cut in bankruptcy.

Leaving it late (I started building my CV in the second year) has made me realise just how much this put me at a disadvantage.

As a programmer, when it comes to testing your program to see if it behaves as you want it to, you are at a disadvantage.

If I had time to think it over I would have refused him the permission, but the suddenness of his request took me at a disadvantage.

Even without medical disabilities, babies born preterm appeared to be at a disadvantage.

I sale the toys to a france's company and will receive the money 500000france . I worry the exchang rate is at a disadvantage to me.

Just as importantly, these are all skills that can be learned, so no one should feel that they are at a disadvantage with any of these.

Both as entrepreneurs and as employees, women still seem to be at a disadvantage.

When he met victims, he came across as wooden and awkward. So he was expected to be at a disadvantage in the debate.

Again, the effect of this arrangement was to put Bouygues SA's investors at a disadvantage.

Pakistan, seeing itself at a disadvantage to its bigger rival, has long argued that past stocks should be monitored too.

decide post-Champion League fixtures after standing by his view that Chelsea are at a disadvantage.

Educators also say that rural students are at a disadvantage and that the quality of higher education has been sacrificed for quantity.

Since these well-matched adversaries are both highly disciplined and equally heartless, Corte is at a disadvantage.

Smaller small holders are also at a disadvantage in getting loans, new seeds and other innovations on which higher yields depend.

Also, says Michel, Jean's inability to speak French, one of Haiti's official languages, puts him at a disadvantage.

In terms of the Red Bull X-Alps, do you think you are at a disadvantage living in China as opposed to the guys in the Alps?

Weak brands on the market was at a disadvantage in the competition of the land.

Enforced cuts in a country's wholesale prices serve only to put its operators at a disadvantage to their foreign rivals.

That has been a huge boost for Western firms , which have otherwise often found themselves at a disadvantage in the Chinese market .

Creeping credentialism means anyone without a degree competes at a disadvantage with graduates for jobs that never needed a degree before.

Compared with overseas well-known airlines, brand competitiveness of China Airlines is still at a disadvantage.

The high cost of wind turbines combined with limited, seasonal output still place wind power at a disadvantage compared to thermal power.

Degree is not so important as experience in job applications His lack of experience and shyness put him at a disadvantage in job-hunting.

His inability to speak puts him at a disadvantage when he attends international conferences.

This would not put them at a disadvantage; it would even the playing field.

With companies and people moving capital across borders, governments don't want their banks to be at a disadvantage.

However, civil aviation in countries backward in aviation services is at a disadvantage.

But he worries about a "skewing of the playing field" in favor of the big banks, putting community banks at a disadvantage.

American banks worry that they will be at a disadvantage, although some of Europe's final rules are set to be harsher.

They were worried that the impasse had already left them at a disadvantage compared with their foreign rivals.

Won't the high cost of going it alone put Apple at a disadvantage compared to makers that buy chips and software from others?

If you commit to a position too early you may give away valuable negotiating power and put yourself at a disadvantage.

Being an out-of-towner in a small town put him at a disadvantage too.

eg. The enemy put us at a disadvantage.

That has put the emerging markets-focused bank at a disadvantage, when it should be powering ahead.

The moment they see somebody cheating they are placed at a disadvantage.

If you English speaking is not well, while seeking work you can be at a disadvantage.

Thanks to this, even a Force sensitive would be at a disadvantage.

Some Swiss politicians hate the idea of introducing measures that might leave their banks at a disadvantage relative to others.

Politically motivated lending could result in even larger loan losses in the future, and private banks would be put at a disadvantage.

Enshi will become the primary agricultural and mineral raw materials suppliers. It will place Enshi at a disadvantage position in market.

An artificially lower currency makes the country's goods and services more competitive, leaving other exporters at a disadvantage.

This lack of transparency raises concerns that Europe's banks will be at a disadvantage when seeking to raise fresh capital or issue debt.

SPIEGEL: Democracies are very complicated, and compared to tightly ruled systems, they are at a disadvantage.

in military strength, compared with the big countries, small countries at a disadvantage.

Other people might say that we're at a disadvantage, I would say we have different values.

He was at a disadvantage because of the poor education he had received.

"We have to make sure these new liquidity standards will not put anyone at a disadvantage because of their capital markets, " said Lee.

Third, carrier bag bosses are at a disadvantage with "creative" people. The reverse is not true.

Those pupils who were inattentive in class would be at a disadvantage.

Otherwise, U. S. companies could be at a disadvantage in competing for access to Russian markets.

"And, if they're not keeping some of their talent pool, then that puts them at a disadvantage. "

In the end, the shipping company is at a disadvantage in market competition.

A young woman wounded, on a crutch. I'd be at a disadvantage. Take a seat.

Perhaps I underestimated the challenge - I think my age (36), may be putting me at a disadvantage in two ways.

He had noticed that for some mysterious reason Fee's very presence quelled his sister, put her at a disadvantage.

Foreign companies often complain they are put at a disadvantage by complying with laws that are ignored by domestic rivals.

It also means that institutions based in high-income countries will be at a disadvantage relative to those native to the emerging countries.

I feel rather at a disadvantage talking to her, because she is so clever.

Our common commitment created a new framework to address currencies that put US producers at a disadvantage.

In this fight however the lion was probably at a disadvantage due to being hungry and thirsty.

Meanwhile, the import tax on rapeseed and rapeseed oil into China remains at 9%, putting rapeseed sales at a disadvantage to soybeans.

Students from poor background are at a disadvantage in gaining access to college education.

So if you try to compete in a new field, you'll be at a disadvantage.

Organizations are at a disadvantage if they become overly dependent on any powerful supplier.

You are not at a disadvantage at all in what you are doing. I think it is right when I first read it.

The system puts the firm at a disadvantage because of its overmuch manpower.

But in the contest for really marketable skills, government will often be at a disadvantage.

You no longer feel at a disadvantage because of your lack of experience.

So anyone trying a psychometric test for the first time could be placing themselves at a disadvantage.

However, the competitors will always be at a disadvantage on technology improvements because of the small investment in R&D.

I have no specialized field of interest or expertise2 , which puts me at a disadvantage talking to you today.

We are quite at a disadvantage In terms of manpower.

In a mature and saturated market, they are at a disadvantage to mobile operators.

And that is our major academic and government have turned a blind eye, leading us at a disadvantage in international competition for status.

"State-owned companies feel at a disadvantage, " notes one adviser.

Spender concludes that, in mixed classes, the girls are at a disadvantage.

That in turn will put those children at a disadvantage, even long after the crises are over, according to economists who study past crises.

'The market has always put individual investors at a disadvantage.

That has put the Chinese company at a disadvantage against big-name rivals, especially in established markets.

To cause to be at a disadvantage; impede.

His inability to speak French puts him at a disadvantage.

Tang Jun was so violent attack at a disadvantage, Goguryeo soldiers unexpected, was defeated and go red chaos formation.

Big, older river ports like Antwerp in Belgium are also at a disadvantage.

So if you try to compete ina new field, you'll be at a disadvantage.

They argued that singing in their own language would put them at a disadvantage.

Whoever gets his blow in first catches his adversary at a disadvantage.

But are women in leadership positions at a disadvantage because, according to popular belief, they are innately less forceful than men are?

Our children still study in schools that put them at a disadvantage.

You start at a disadvantage if you arrive worried and ten minutes late.

A higher yen puts Japan's exporters at a disadvantage overseas.

Hunan chemical enterprises are at a disadvantage in competition with domestic enterprises in Shandong, Zhejiang and so on.

We are told imposing regulation will be too expensive and will put UK firms at a disadvantage.

Did that not put potential bidders in the West at a disadvantage?

I felt they were put at a disadvantage.

When you are a newcomer at work, you are at a disadvantage.

You're at a disadvantage if you don't master computer skills.

There are also concerns that US groups are placed at a disadvantage by hidden financial support from Beijing for their rivals.

Jenny's shyness puts her at a disadvantage in company.

one at a disadvantage and expected to lose.

'If other countries don't impose a cost on carbon, then we will be at a disadvantage. . .

That is the majority of investors are always at a disadvantage the reason why.

The gloomy, inhibited person is not just at a disadvantage socially, but also physically.

He sold his goods at a disadvantage.

While good-looking men find it easier to land a job interview, attractive women may be at a disadvantage, a new study from Israel suggests.

Will this year's Michelin users be at a disadvantage in 2007?

These are daring men, and though we shall take them at a disadvantage, they may do us some harm unless we are careful.

The fact that he can't speak Japanese puts him at a disadvantage.

So please don't remonstrate; in talking about it you have me at a disadvantage.

I have spoken with our owner, and the terms proposed (30% up front) will put us at a disadvantage.

Management capacity and market because of the inadequacy of grasp, Chinese hotels at a disadvantage, but more and more passive.

Although the rising level of education in China, but China's elderly population in 2025 will remain at a disadvantage.

Ford has been at a disadvantage in China.

His inability to speak English puts him at a disadvantage when he attends international conferences .

Many young people are at a disadvantage in the job market, particularly in developing countries.

His inability to speak English put him at a disadvantage at the international conference.

His inability to speak English puts him at a disadvantage.

Compared with competitors, the cost of a company at a disadvantage

It puts him at a disadvantage that he can't speak English when he attends international conferences.

Washington's lack of formal education placed him at a disadvantage in later life

Obama says American students spend too little time in school, putting them at a disadvantage with kids in other countries,

his scandalous past puts him at a disadvantage in the vote for president

He was at a disadvantage from the get-go,

at a disadvantage in longevity

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