disadvantage

Example Sentences

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Colin Neill from Hospitality Ulster said the UK's higher VAT rate puts Northern Ireland "at a huge competitive disadvantage".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

For design patents, however, that gap disappeared, and individuals were no longer at a disadvantage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

"The biggest competitive disadvantage right now is energy prices," said Reiche.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

He is more natural out wide but Fletcher and others are of the view he is better suited currently to a central position, so his physicality does not become a disadvantage.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

A wise ruler, therefore, cannot and should not keep his word when such an observance would be to his disadvantage, and when the reasons that caused him to make a promise are removed.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli