Sentences with phrase «at a disadvantage in»

This is particularly worrisome during a period when passive investing is on the rise, and public companies are increasingly at a disadvantage in identifying their shareholder base.»

Google has Hangouts, but it doesn't currently have a proper encrypted messaging service, putting it at a disadvantage in a market where the leader, Facebook's WhatsApp, now offers strong end - to - end encryption.

Given Uber's track record across the country, it looks like de Blasio may be at a disadvantage in sparring with the taxi alternative.

According to data from PayScale, at least 92 major U.S. corporations would be at a disadvantage in receiving government contracts in Rhode Island, including Hewlett - Packard (HPQ), Bank of America (BAC), IBM (IBM), GE (GE), UPS (UPS), Verizon (VZ), Boeing (BA), Ford (F), and AT&T (T).

It hurts Canadian manufacturers and other exporters because Canada's insistence on protecting supply management puts Canada at a disadvantage in every trade negotiation, hindering access to international markets.

S. FTA, there are still many protectionist trade barriers putting Canadian goods at a disadvantage in the U.S. at best, and effectively blocking our exports at worst.

The long neck actually placed the Cetiosaurus at a disadvantage in his environment, just the opposite from the natural Theory of Natural Selection.

The bird with a half - size wing is placed at a disadvantage in its environment.

The reports in Matthew and Mark (variants of the same) differ in some points from Luke's, and John does not report the hearing.20 At best we are at a disadvantage in having no more than a very brief précis, in Greek, of proceedings conducted in Hebrew, which may have been quite lengthy.

It might seem that such waiting puts us at a disadvantage in comparison with those who want to possess.

Organic producers and handlers have excellent management protocols in place, access to crucial and organic - compliant tools for preventing foodborne illnesses and are at no disadvantage in terms of food safety.

The thing is, if you aren't equipped with a convection oven at home, you're already at a disadvantage in terms of achieving the roasted vegetable Holy Grail: pieces of veg with a uniformly golden - brown, crispy exterior and just - tender interior.

If you cut half of the draft out, small market teams (of which the Saints are one) are put at a disadvantage in terms of acquiring the best remaining undrafted talent.

He thinks that EPL clubs are at a disadvantage in Europe because they do not get the help with fixtures that clubs in Spain, Italy, France and Germany get.

Wenger said when asked if English teams were at a disadvantage in Europe: «That's the problem — when you go to Leicester and see who sits on the bench, that has changed in England,»

In the college game, that's generally enough (although it led to real problems against Texas), but in the pro game, it's hard to win if you're at disadvantage in the tactical game.

She's at a disadvantage in this weight class.

We are at a disadvantage in attracting top talent.

But I feel that if we're doing something contemporary, you're at a disadvantage in trying to make garments when you've got the world of designers to choose from.

This tops - up employees» incomes where their disability puts them at a disadvantage in getting a job.

Until something changes, their relative lack of experienced staff will naturally put their campaigns at a disadvantage in a political world in which digital tools and online channels are increasingly key to finding donors, spreading messages, and organizing volunteers.

The inquiry accepts that Mr Straw was placed at a disadvantage in giving his evidence, and understands his view that the line of questioning should not have been pursued once he had made it clear that he had not had the opportunity to review the documents.»

The Senate GOP longtime lead negotiator Robert Mujica left to become Cuomo's budget director while Assembly Chief Counsel James Yates retired this summer, potentially putting state lawmakers at a disadvantage in 2016.

Now the prime minister has embroiled herself in a negotiation in which we are at a disadvantage in terms of time and negotiating capacity.

What is particularly sad now is that the book launch of the president was deployed to create a make - believe story that puts the society at a disadvantage in history.

But equity is a big challenge for the Buffalo Public Schools, which is at a disadvantage in this arms race because — unlike the suburban districts — it doesn't have the ability to levy taxes.

His joints may be somewhat looser, but that could put him at a disadvantage in the weight room.

This delay in recognition can place authors of «high risk / high gain» papers at a disadvantage in the contest for funding and career advancement, because their work does relatively badly on the «classic bibliometric measures» of article impact that generally «use short citation windows» of only a few years, the authors note.

Group selection tends to reinforce altruistic behavior in individuals because without altruistic individuals, the group is at a disadvantage in competition and combat with other groups.

That trait puts them at a disadvantage in a world that expects students to speak out and defend their positions.

In March Grabowski, Kram and research associate Paolo Taboga reported in The Journal of Experimental Biologythat athletes with a left leg prosthesis are at a disadvantage in track events of 200 meters or more.

But with so few permanent positions available and industry's preference to hire young scientists who are more trainable, (Germans, who typically do not finish schooling until their early 30s, are at a disadvantage in this regard), mid-level scientists are often left with little choice except to go abroad, says Müller.

«Frankly, the people who run things are senior scientists, so even though I am a scientist I'll be at a disadvantage in the policy world.»

William and Mary has already found itself at a disadvantage in the competition to attract and retain topflight talent, says Trammell, who is ending his term as head of William and Mary's governing board.

Similarly, the team found that children with lower executive function were not at a disadvantage in Montessori schools, and performed as well as those with higher executive function.

A: In general, deaf students are regularly at a disadvantage in school and at university.

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.

«Being raised by a single parent really puts kids at a disadvantage in terms of resources that would be available to them,» said Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., co-author and senior investigator in NHGRI's Inherited Disease Research Branch and director of the trans - NIH Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH).

It also places them at a disadvantage in pursuing their scientific research in comparison with their European and US competitors.

The patients who received treatment had delays in getting stents (average 931 vs. 569 minutes), which puts the treated group at a disadvantage in terms of the heart's recovery.

From there, I'm already at a disadvantage in that I'm personally fairly sensitive to the taste of stevia, resulting in a fairly consistent dislike of everything I make with stevia, even if it creates something that a stevia fan may appreciate.

In our 15th problem, we talked about how black women appear to be at a disadvantage in online dating, but sites like BlackPeopleMeet are here to change that.

Infiltrator Adjustments 1: The infiltrator class was originally intended to excel at stealth, but be at a disadvantage in direct conflict

High - poverty schools may be at a disadvantage in hiring and retaining effective teachers as well.

As has been well documented, low - income schools and districts are at a disadvantage in the teacher labor market.

That is to say, disadvantaged kids, however able they may be, are indeed at a disadvantage in terms of accessing gifted programs, supplemental activities, and selective schools.

In February of 2011, CUNY's Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, headed by University Dean David Crook, released critical data (obtained by Director of Policy Analysis Colin Chellman using linear probability models and logistic regression) demonstrating that, all else being equal (i.e., taking into account all measurable demographic and performance characteristics), CUNY's transfer students were at a disadvantage in terms of graduation compared to native students.

David Liben, who works for Student Achievement Partners, a non-profit set up by the authors of the Common Core to help teachers put the standards into practice, says the «text to self» technique often puts kids from poor families at a disadvantage in the classroom.

And even if some parents base their decisions on educational quality, many observers worry that low - income and minority parents will be less informed about or interested in school quality, placing their children at a disadvantage in the education marketplace.

The PISA data indicate that the observed variation in the distribution of student characteristics across countries does not place the United States at a disadvantage in international assessments compared with other highly developed countries; students with high levels of socioeconomic status had an educational advantage over their low SES counterparts across all 20 countries, even after considering the differences in the percentage of students who are immigrants, from less - advantaged homes, non-native language speakers, and other factors.