It's possible, in fact, that the crisis, instead of eroding the reputational advantages of the big banks, ended up bolstering them.
But Buhari, a 72-year-old retired general, enjoyed advantages on these fronts from the start.
Relatives say the availability of mattresses is one of the main advantages of St Raphael's.
But the straw poll's winnowing effect also has advantages – especially for those on the social conservative wing of the party.
Facebook Twitter Google plus Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Google plus close 12.39pm BST12 39 Julian Huppert, the Lib Dem MP, says the Pfizer bid for AstraZeneca is driven by tax advantages.
There are also plenty more advantages to be had from blogging other than making money, such as building a relationship with a worldwide audience.
New Labour rightly distilled the lesson that there can be advantages to being open to international investment – think of Toyota's expanding Derbyshire plant – but wrongly leapt to the conclusion that the state's only duty in policing takeovers was to safeguard competition.
"It's also valid to question whether the promise of future employment is having an influence on ministerial decisions, as well as what advantages they are bringing to the private sector, like their insider knowledge of how government works".
For the writer struggling to keep things moving along, there are other advantages in a death, which probably explains the extraordinary mortality rate in most soaps.
For these clear advantages, and outside help, we do not penalise an applicant; yet for the lack of advantage we frequently do.
I email a friendly writer who has written about the benefits of cutting down on outside input, the advantages of withdrawal and solitude.
