The phrase "advantages of a second" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the benefits or positive aspects of having a second option, choice, or instance in a particular context.
Example: "The advantages of a second opinion in medical diagnoses can lead to better treatment decisions."
Alternatives: "benefits of an alternative" or "pros of a second option".
In testing by Motor Trend magazine, the Acura accelerated to 60 miles an hour in 6.1 seconds, an advantage of a second or two.
Atlanta had a chance after Kyle Korver was fouled in the corner and knocked down three free throws, taking advantage of a second chance after the Pacers were called for a lane violation on the third attempt.
Thor Hushovd of Garmin-Cervelo, a rangy Norwegian who has been in the thick of the action at every stage, kept his hold on the overall leader's yellow jersey, with an advantage of a second over Cadel Evans of BMC, the Australian who won the fourth stage on Tuesday.
And after much discussion with his fellow countrymen Mark Williams and Darren Morgan, Walker decided to take advantage of a second opportunity to earn his living as a professional.
He lost out to Iran's Mohammad Bagheri Motamed in the quarter-finals in London but took advantage of a second chance through the repechage.
In a series of demos showing off the new capabilities, IE team members gave us a taste of just how smooth advanced operations in the browser can be when they are taking advantage of a computer's multiple cores and GPU (historically most browsers only take advantage of your CPU and don't take advantage of a second core).
By the end of Friday practice, by which time the cars had run with both high and low fuel loads, McLaren's Jenson Button was saying Mercedes had an advantage of a second a lap over the field on race pace, and the rest of the weekend did little to suggest he was wrong.
Taking the advantage of a second order quadratic interpolation scheme utilized in the reconstruction procedures, the unique feature of this ghost-cell based immersed boundary method is its capability to handle mixed boundary conditions at the exact position of the particle surface as encountered in systems with interplay between surface reactions and diffusion.
We initially used the restriction assay developed by Newman et al. [20], which takes advantage of a second polymorphism upstream of the splice site.
Once you've learned the ropes, of course, the advantages of owning a second home abroad can be highly rewarding.
