Example sentences of "advantage of [adj] [noun pl] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If people know that a new rule will be applied retrospectively they will behave in accordance with whatever rules they imagine courts would think in the general interest , and this will provide a great part of the advantage of such rules without the need actually to enact or adjudicate them . |
| 2 | Although a large proportion of Karavas were poor , some members of this caste successfully took advantage of entrepreneurial opportunities within the expanding market economy . |
| 3 | It was a plain , basic , rock-bottom hatchback , but it would do fine for the distance and had the extra advantage of childproof locks on the rear doors . |
| 4 | LASMO has the strength and the determination to take advantage of good opportunities in the future , for the benefit of all its shareholders . |
| 5 | The canal took 18 years to complete , twice as long as Telford had forecast , and cost more than double what he had estimated , but it was an outstanding engineering achievement for the time , even though the actual length of genuine canal that had to be dug was only 21 miles , since the navigable channel took advantage of existing lochs along the glen . |
| 6 | Spreads are designed to take advantage of anticipated changes in the relative prices of two futures . |
| 7 | I need to say , lest this sounds too one-sided , that I leave more positive comments to the conclusion , in which I describe more specifically how we will be attempting to take advantage of those aspects of the National Curriculum which offer hope of progress . |
| 8 | The advantage of own brands for the retailer is that they can only be purchased from that particular company . |
| 9 | He reportedly stated that CITUB would not undertake any commitments without first consulting Podkrepa , and did not wish to take advantage of any conflicts between the latter and the government . |
| 10 | But each enterprise also wants government to be flexible , to discriminate in its favour ; and for itself wants to be free to take advantage of any shifts in the factors which improve its own bargaining power . |
| 11 | Land with the benefit of detailed planning approval will normally provide purchasers with the advantage of detailed plans for the development of a site . |
| 12 | During the 1920s business travellers took advantage of improved facilities on the railways : businessmen and women relax in the lounge of the LMS ‘ Royal Scot ’ , 1928 . |