Sentences with phrase «advantage by virtue of»

This is a high - volume, tough game to compete in and GM has a natural advantage by virtue of its experience and its «depth of technology,» Wagoner said at a meeting of the Commonwealth Club in downtown San Francisco.

No matter how superior our graphics were to the Famicom, they had the clear advantage by virtue of being there first.

STRANEK finds worrying possibilities of «conflict of interest» in the deal, consequent to which a petition has been presented to Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) stating that the Minister for Finance, Mr. Ofori - Attah, «has attempted to promote a private, personal interest for himself or for some family members and business associates and the promotion of the private interest has resulted in, or was intended to result in, or appears to have resulted in, or has the potential to result in an interference with the objective exercise of his duties and an improper benefit or an advantage by virtue of his position», necessitating a call for an investigation into the bond deal.

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They assume we possess no competitive advantage in the sector, and have been lulled into complacency by virtue of our abundant fossil fuel resources.

A procession of foreign business luminaries visited Australia last year (curiously, those who came extolling the virtues of the virtual economy still found old - fashioned enjoyment in watching the Olympics in the flesh) to promote their companies, advising us to ignore our comparative advantage by following their example.

The broader purpose of Ashcraft's study is to demonstrate by example the virtue of taking political and religious ideology out of the realm of abstract philosophical discussion and considering it «in relation to a socially defined audience whose members seek to obtain certain practical advantages through social action.

Another advantage to a shared sewer is that such systems are usually built to withstand heavy loads and can better accommodate periods of heavy precipitation or storm surges that might overwhelm smaller, poorly conceived or maintained home - based septic tanks, which are by virtue of their size and the laws of physics more prone to overflow and send contaminants into nearby surface and ground waters.

The very nature of being of a middle class (or higher) status puts parents at an advantage in the school system by virtue of who they know.

By virtue of being a direct sequel to Ocarina of Time, made using mostly existing art assets, Majora's Mask had a built - in creative advantage.

Each of the four global datasets, as well as the satellite measurements, have advantages and disadvantages, by virtue of their different approaches to tackling some of the main issues with taking earth's temperature.

Recognizing that even in a world where energy is constrained / more expensive there will always be a certain volume of goods traded globally, due to they being only able to be produced in certain locations by virtue of geographical and climatic conditions, as well as comparative advantage still standing, greater localization and regionalization of production and trade would reduce fuel usage — provided that shipment of those goods was done via train or inland waterway, not trucks.

Secondly, the Commission found that the advantage of the STL accrues to the EIGs and by virtue of the principle of fiscal transparency deriving from the legal status of EIGs under Spanish law, to its investors.

Without entering into excessive detail, what was at stake in the STL case was an elaborate fiscal regime by virtue of which Spanish shipyards could attract investments through leasing contracts concluded with an Economic Interest Grouping (EIG), which benefits, for that purpose, of a series of favourable fiscal advantages.

The judge referred to the governing legal test for determining if an employer is vicariously liable for employee sexual misconduct, and concluded that because the alleged abuse was said to have occurred while the teacher was simply carrying out his ordinary duties as a teacher, without taking advantage of any specialized opportunities afforded to him by virtue of his employment, no vicarious liability would have attached to the school board even if the alleged sexual misconduct had been proven.

I am concerned about the gender disparity in the regulations to section 8 (3) of the AHRA, which, by virtue of a woman's fertility being tied to her age, puts men at an advantage, as well as the situation of embryos created for the reproductive purposes of same - sex couples, as mentioned by Carsley.

But I would still maintain that, as Bart says, the Dems will have a substantial advantage in the air war, by virtue of control of the calender, and I think that it's clear that we are more likely to see a Kennedy - type than a Thomas - type nominee, if they want to have any prayer of passing.

All of Sony's speakers that have Chromecast built in will get the Google Home support by virtue of a firmware update, as is the case with Android TVs poised to take advantage of the expanded ecosystem.

The advantage of Indigenous corporations is their ability to represent native title holders by virtue of «special measure» membership provisions.