Example sentences of "advantage in be [adj] " in BNC.

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1 But there are also advantages in being small , because small animals need less food , and tiny creatures such as mice can hide from predators more easily than larger ones .
2 There are advantages in being able to relate the objects handled to other items on display .
3 But there will frequently be considerable advantages in being able to deal anonymously .
4 There are theoretical advantages in being large : large males can compete more easily for mates , and large females can bear larger ( and therefore more robust ) offspring , or lay more eggs .
5 Further , new theories suggest there is some considerable thermoregulatory advantage in being bipedal .
6 The television series is a much richer visual experience , and filming has a completely decisive advantage in being able to explore architecture , inside and out .
7 There is an advantage in being large in males , and large males are more likely to mate with females than are small males .
8 Once a predator encounters a distasteful individual it avoids both types thereafter , so there is no advantage in being distasteful .
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