The phrase "advantage of record" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in contexts discussing benefits related to documentation or historical data, but it is not a commonly recognized expression.
Example: "The advantage of record keeping is that it allows for better decision-making based on past data."
Alternatives: "benefit of documentation" or "merit of maintaining records".
Consumer confidence remains robust as borrowers take advantage of record low interest rates".
There has also been a surge in refinancing, as homeowners have taken advantage of record low interest rates.
Helen Dickinson, the director general of the BRC, said: "Consumers are still taking advantage of record low food inflation.
Buyers, looking for investments more stable than the troubled stock market, are taking advantage of record low mortgage rates.
It added: "Consumers are increasingly using short-term borrowing to take advantage of record low interest rates".
The bank's lending division led the growth, as consumers refinanced their mortgages to take advantage of record low interest rates.
An illuminating article by Tim Harford in the Financial Times over the weekend made it clear that many British economists favor taking advantage of record-low interest rates to borrow money, rebuild Britain's crumbling infrastructure, and invest in sustainable energy sources.
That number is unlikely to shrink very rapidly, given the pressure on prices from a large "shadow" inventory of housing that is yet to hit the market (see chart) and the glacial pace of foreclosures.These underwater borrowers find it hard to take advantage of record-low mortgage rates by refinancing.
But if DVD is the hot new technology on the block, MiniDiscs smaller and cooler, and magnetic drives faster, what's the advantage of recording via CD?
An advantage of recording |Z| vs. time graphs, over direct current measurements, is that the gas response could be analyzed using different frequencies.
During his speech last night, Obama urged Congress to create an environment that would help potential homeowners with good credit take advantage of record-low mortgage rates.
