Example sentences of "advantage of [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another major advantage of bananas over other sweet foods is that they come in their own hermetically sealed biodegradable packaging — the ideal food for when you are on the move . |
| 2 | Moreover , the committee , to be commended for having conducted its extensive researches and drawn its conclusions within a few months , has the advantage of immediacy over the Clark and Palmer committees , which sat over so long a period , in a rapidly changing environment , that eventually no one who was still able to recall the original brief was sure whether it was still relevant to the prevailing situation . |
| 3 | A further advantage of RMI over previous approaches was that it is consistent with the growing influence of general management . |
| 4 | One distinct advantage of metformin over the sulphonylureas in obese Type 2 patients is that it does tend to suppress appetite and certainly therapy is usually associated with weight loss ( Taylor et al , 1982 ) . |
| 5 | One great advantage of asphalt over other forms of sheet roof covering is its tolerance to being ‘ patched ’ in situ . |
| 6 | The reasons why cereal based ORS have been so successful has not been examined but a number of possible mechanisms have been proposed including increased substrate availability without increased osmolality , kinetic advantage of oligosaccharides over glucose monomers , and low osmolality . |
| 7 | The advantage of CISCs over RISCs , however , is the ability to transfer software from one machine to a more complex , faster model as most manufacturers provide customers with object code and not the source code . |
| 8 | Moreover , one important advantage of Raman over IR spectroscopy is that water has very weak Raman scattering , and vibrational spectra of aqueous solutions are almost always studied most readily using Raman techniques . |
| 9 | The advantage of fondant over royal icing for covering cakes is that it is much easier and quicker to make , is more pliable and has a softer texture that many people prefer . |
| 10 | State briefly , in relation to planetary observations , the advantages of radar over the receipt of naturally emitted radio waves . |
| 11 | The advantages of unity over diversity , or collectivism over individualism , are assumed to be self-evident and the obvious totalitarian overtones are ignored . |
| 12 | ONE of the great advantages of villages over cities for chronic insomniacs , such as I am , is that late at night there is nothing to do in a village except read . |
| 13 | One of the major advantages of letters over telephone conversations is that they provide a permanent record . |
| 14 | The advantages of Y-PCR over the test used in the past have been described . |
| 15 | ( For the advantages of adoption over long-term foster care see Triseliotis , 1983 and Triseliotis and Hill , 1987 ) . |
| 16 | The key to minimizing the disadvantages and reaping the advantages of communications over the telephone is the way you behave . |