Sentences with phrase «at a disadvantage»

Although an evolutionary innovation can open up new ecological niches, traits which are essentially beneficial can put species at a disadvantage in the context of rapid environmental changes.

To make matters even worse, those who have experience working in Catholic schools are often at a disadvantage when compared to other applicants for well - paying public school positions.

You're already at a disadvantage because you have a smaller audience, so why would you reduce your chances of survival by charging your fans less for your product?

Without that early exposure to the «life of grant - writing,» she says, they may be at a disadvantage compared with students from large research universities.

But it can also put women at a disadvantage if they're always responding to the needs of others and not their own.

The problem for entrepreneurs is that for - profit schools compete at a disadvantage against not only public schools but many nonprofit schools as well.

Not having some degree of comfort with concepts puts students at a disadvantage for using their imagination.

But if you can't nurse, choose not to, or do the «combo» (breast and bottle), you're definitely not at a disadvantage.

We have a manager who is so suck in his ways that we starter the season at a disadvantage as all other managers will know how we will play under him.

Now let's take a look at the disadvantages of consolidating all your accounts under the same roof.

Perhaps the strongest objection to standards - based grading is based on the concern that standards - based grading might put high school students at a disadvantage when applying to college.

Extra time is granted to ensure that candidates who normally need more time are not placed at a disadvantage in an exam.

This leaves investors at a disadvantage on trying to differentiate between quantitative products.

Some men do feel inferior when they are with a woman smarter than them and feel at a disadvantage when they don't know what she is talking about.

Consumers who are looking for a secured card are already at a disadvantage due to their poor credit or little to no credit.

We know those accident victims are often at a disadvantage because trucking companies and their insurance companies rely on their own crash scene investigators in an effort to minimize their liability.

Business class point requirements along with the taxes and fees usually put business class redemptions at a disadvantage relative to other programs.

I would much rather see investment in preschool, because students are left at a disadvantage if they don't start on the right foot.

When it is not, many of those children will be at a disadvantage from that first day of kindergarten and beyond.

This is especially important for women, since research shows they are less likely than men to negotiate an improvement to an opening offer and so may well start at a disadvantage.

Let's shift gears and look at the disadvantages of this popular, go - to mortgage option.

If your business systems are too dependent on the current regulatory environment, you can quickly find your business at a disadvantage when forces outside the business require you to make changes rapidly.

Even if the reader didn't use an ATS system he was still at a disadvantage because they wouldn't be able to easily copy and paste his email address.

Women are often at a disadvantage here because in many marriages men manage the money and wives often sign what their husbands tell them to.

You're at a disadvantage before you talk to your first potential buyer.

Obviously there are limitations to this which puts players at a disadvantage but it's a great way to get comfortable with how the fights play.

That puts ice at a disadvantage during the upcoming melt season because it tends to be thinner and more prone to melting.

So while the four - cylinder engine's specs compare favorably with smaller crossovers, it is definitely at a disadvantage due to its weight.

And processing that typically takes a week or two longer than conventional financing puts the buyer at a disadvantage in a multiple - bidding situation.

• The belief that not providing all possible opportunities and enrichment experiences will put your child at a disadvantage.

While the companies promote these partnerships to employers and consumers as one - stop shopping, they could also put customers at a disadvantage by limiting their choices and increasing medical costs.

With most corporations employing top - tier attorneys and operating under contracts they wrote themselves, consumers are at a disadvantage even without the benefits of class action status.

The government is directing more money at disadvantaged pupils through the new «pupil premium» - where money follows children from low - income homes.

Regardless of their business acumen, entrepreneurs who lack hands - on experience will be at a disadvantage over better prepared and informed competitors.

Smaller battery capacity really at disadvantage, but the new revision coming with bigger capacity.

This attitude may put all parties at a disadvantage.

Without agent representation, prospective customers are clearly at a disadvantage during the transaction.

It will put the applicant at a disadvantage to skirt the preferred procedure by submitting the resume via email, for example.

This approach can put a buyer or seller at a disadvantage because it's effectively impossible for the agent to find all relevant information and or determine which pieces of information to share.

To win a serious match, you will have to use tactics that place your opponent at a disadvantage.

Great care needs to be taken over such details in order not to put workers at a disadvantage.

But some critics argue that the loss of this disciplinary tactic could place teachers at a disadvantage in the classroom.

They're just at a disadvantage because they're unfamiliar.

According to him, some foreign companies engage in practices that put local ones at a disadvantage.

It also puts those with mostly irrelevant experience at a disadvantage.

Additionally, I feel at a disadvantage approaching men that appeal to me in person because I have no way of telling if they are even single or open to interracial dating.