Sentences with phrase «placed at a disadvantage»

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

Children raised in homes that are both unready and unwanting of the responsibilities that come with raising a child, are placed at a disadvantage so severe it is near incomprehensible - particularly if their mother did drugs while pregnant.

A people may take its cues and derive its norms from what it once was, or is alleged to have been, before circumstances placed it at a disadvantage.

It is clear that there breathes through all this a lively sympathy with those whose weakness, or whose lack of opportunity, placed them at a disadvantage.

Camara says that no outreach was made to him and his lack of familiarity with the political procedures placed him at a disadvantage.

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.»

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

One of the great things about joining a disabled dating club is that you are able to meet and date people in an environment where your disability will not place you at a disadvantage.

The Samsung Galaxy S III ranked 9th, placing it at a disadvantage against the iPhone in their fierce fight for top spot in the marketplace, at least among those who care about what materials they're carrying in their pockets.

We can ensure that you are not placed at a disadvantage and will thoroughly investigate your case.

The tribunal concluded that Eweida had failed to show that Christians had been placed at a disadvantage.

Even though a pupil may have been treated unfavourably or has been placed at a disadvantage, the discrimination may not be unlawful if the school or Local Authority can show that was justified.

Not exact matches

If Verizon can receive preferential treatment in next year's wireless auction, or purchase a competitor that Telus can not, that places the Canadian company at a distinct disadvantage.

«The places that are just corporately run stores, managed from far away — they will be at a disadvantage,» boasts Leal.

The heads of the Canadian Agri - Food Trade Alliance and the Canadian Cattlemen's Association said that would place domestic food producers at a competitive disadvantage.

While there were certain allowances (some would call them «loopholes») to avoid or mitigate this exposure, there is no doubt that such a burdensome tax regime placed American startups at a distinct disadvantage and discouraged international expansion, especially early in a startup's life cycle.

Furthermore, Canadian assembly plants and parts manufacturers would be placed at a significant disadvantage if Canada is outside of TPP, as American and Mexican factories would receive beneficial rules of origin treatment under both NAFTA and TPP, while Canadian plants would only fall under NAFTA.

«This would place the U.S. automotive industry, which supports more than 7 million American jobs, at a competitive disadvantage,» Blunt said.

«This would place the U.S. automotive industry, which supports more than 7 million American jobs, at a competitive disadvantage.»

limit the entity's ability to adjust to changing market conditions, thereby placing it at a competitive disadvantage compared to its competitors that have relatively less debt;

Businesses not using the Internet and in particular, search, display video and mobile advertising to connect with potential customers are placing themselves at a HUGE competitive disadvantage.

Therefore, provincial sales taxes do not place Canada at a competitive disadvantage.

place us at a competitive disadvantage to our competitors with proportionately less debt or comparable debt at more favorable interest rates;

However, business groups have been urging the Liberal government not to raise taxes further, warning that such a move could place Canada at a competitive disadvantage in light of U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to support a «massive» tax cut for the middle class.

Meanwhile, a system ensuring that state - of - the - art controls on emissions do not translate into a fatal competitive disadvantage would enable Canada to throw all its energies at providing incentives for the high - quality «green jobs» that need to be in place for the next generation.

The United States, Britain and France have DPA processes in place but Canada does not — a fact that leaves Canadian firms at a serious disadvantage when competing against rivals in other markets.

Given that adoption of the TPP by the partner countries will likely take at least two years, followed by the five annual stage reductions of the tariff on imports from Japan, we will continue to be placed at a competitive disadvantage for over half a decade.

Being spiritually challenged generally places atheists at a further disadvantage as they are not aware of their lack of intellectual honesty.

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

It may fairly be said that leaving accommodation [of religion] to the political process will place at a relative disadvantage those religious practices that are not widely engaged in; but that unavoidable consequence of democratic government must be preferred to a system in which each conscience is a law unto itself or in which judges weigh the social importance of all laws against the centrality of all religious beliefs.

Requiring church ads — and only church ads — to include disclaimers is a kind of disparagement that places churches at an unfair disadvantage in the marketplace of ideas.

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 turnaround came at the unlikeliest of places — Sonoma, a demanding Northern California road course where a driver with his braking foot held together by screws would seemingly be at a disadvantage.

This places the community at a severe disadvantage at tournament time.

Perhaps the disadvantage Cazorla has is Arsenal's league placement at the moment, where we're in a neck - to - neck race with Southampton for 4th place, and the title all but gone.

Mark S Kiselica writes in When Boys Become Parents, «For too long our culture has treated boys who become fathers... as detached misfits who are the architects of many of our nation's problems, rather than seeing these youth for who they really are: young men trying to navigate a complex array of difficult life circumstances that place them at a tremendous disadvantage.»

However, «the growing dependency of state and local governments on sales taxes and local government «s heavy reliance on property taxes will place Illinois at a disadvantage, «the report concluded.

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Charlotte Osei, has said that various political groupings in the country must agree on a feasible system that will not place minor parties at a disadvantage before the Representation of the People Amendment Law (ROPAL) can be implemented.

«Statelessness in international law places an individual at a very substantial disadvantage,» Ben Emmerson, UN special rapporteur on counter-terrorism told the joint committee on human rights.

Lucas Almonte, legislative director for the CUNY University Student Senate said, «New York's paper - based voter registration system disadvantages young voters, particularly at a place like CUNY where many students do not have a DMV id.

The National Republican Congressional Committee, which was at an $ 8.7 million cash disadvantage to the DCCC as of July 20, has yet to place an ad reservation intended for the race.

This renewed offensive was as a result of the recent Supreme court ruling placing his own faction at a disadvantage and ending the reign of his control over the State Executive committee of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun state, which were all secured through various controversial court orders without any democratic process whatsoever.

«Businesses found making these illicit sales will be held accountable for defrauding New York State taxpayers and placing retailers who are playing by the rules at a competitive disadvantage.»

That would place the poorer communities at a disadvantage, and I don't want to do that.»

The Albany Times - Union reported that a Hudson Valley developer with millions in state contracts — and a frequent big - bucks Cuomo contributor — has benefited in spades from government decisions that placed competitors at a serious disadvantage.

Cuomo's proposal for a developer to build a lodge on Goat Island would harm the island's reputation as a place of natural beauty, and also would put other hotels in the Falls at a competitive disadvantage, members of the Niagara Falls City Council and the Niagara County Legislature say.

The interns were placed at several sites, including Mercy Nursing Facility at OLV and Legal Services for the Elderly, Disabled, and Disadvantaged of WNY.

King Sweeney and Blakeman rejected the amendment, arguing that it would require their entire law firms to disclose all their clients, placing them and the firms at a competitive disadvantage for all legal work.

The purpose of this Fund is to assist in providing the financial resources required to mount an effective legal defense for Dean and Adam Skelos in recognition that a central strategy of the prosecution is to place the Skelos family in severe financial hardship and thereby put them at a strategic disadvantage in the courtroom.

New York's outdated restrictions place in - state firms at a disadvantage when it comes to recruiting and retaining top talent, such as IT experts, data analysts and others that complement a firm's accountancy practice.