disadvantage

Example Sentences

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"It was made very clear that supporting IG Metall, or indeed any trade union, can only lead to disadvantages within the company," Otto said.

From Barron's

Katie, who lives in London, applied for the job of delivering the government's presentations a decade ago because she wanted to help people from disadvantaged backgrounds go to university.

From BBC

But “Pretty in Pink” fails to truly acknowledge that Andie operates at a much more consequential social disadvantage than her new boyfriend.

From Salon

She said she understood her landlord's thinking, but felt she was seriously disadvantaged as a single mum-of-three with a solitary income.

From BBC

The appeal its stance does have for some white working class voters in the constituency was insufficient to counteract that disadvantage.

From BBC