Sentence examples for advantage was lost from inspiring English sources

But at the moments when strategy was linked to politics, the German advantage was lost.

A two-goal advantage was lost and a World Cup slot was surrendered.

The advantage was lost, Williams was ejected and, afterward, Collins lamented a "complete loss of composure".

Despite Edward's naval triumph off Sluys (1340), which confirmed English control of the seas, his initial advantage was lost as his resources and allies melted away.

As the euro reached and ultimately surpassed parity with the U.S. dollar, this advantage was lost, and for the first decade of the 21st century Italy maintained a negative trade balance.

This advantage was lost, however, when he sent South African forces into Angola in an unsuccessful effort to oppose Soviet and Cuban support for the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA).

Heedless of protocol, Chinese horse mounts Japanese donkey and the advantage is lost.

However, when the non-poisonous butterflies become more prevalent, birds are less likely to have had a 'bad experience' with that colouring and the advantage is lost.

Once peas have been standing in stores for a few days, that intense, juicy sugariness dwindles into unremarkable starchiness and the advantage is lost.

But for many the financial advantage is lost as these travel cards are only valid for set periods of one week, two weeks or one month.

If fuels such as natural gas must be altered in composition for a fuel cell, the net efficiency of the fuel cell system is reduced, and much of its efficiency advantage is lost.