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Discover LudwigThe phrase "advantaged instead" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express a preference for being in a more favorable position, but the construction is awkward and unclear.
Example: "They were advantaged instead of being disadvantaged in the competition."
Alternatives: "better off instead" or "in a more favorable position instead".
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In a society structured by the difference principle gains to those more advantaged are never made at the expense of those less advantaged; instead, any gains to the more advantaged always benefit also the least advantaged, and do so more than any other alternative measure.
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The researchers encountered no reluctance to talk about inequalities amongst the less advantaged, but instead a readiness to discuss the adverse effects on health and wellbeing of structural and contextual features.
Isn't FutureLearn, like other Moocs, simply offering further advantages to the already advantaged?
We must focus on areas where adult learning is not strong, rather than areas already advantaged".
Empirical evidence is divided between studies showing that socio-economically advantaged families manage to buffer their offspring from the negative consequences of divorce, and studies finding that the divorce penalty is instead smaller among children with a lower socioeconomic origin.
Or scientifically advantaged?
I'd say we are culturally advantaged.
However, these signals can be taken advantaged off.
And in the imagery, she is comfortably advantaged.
Many of the more advantaged could opt to retire on their resources, which fewer of the less advantaged could do.
Athletic scholarships surely provide an opportunity for the less economically advantaged to receive an education.
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