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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as disadvantaged" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing or describing a group or individual that faces social, economic, or educational disadvantages.
Example: "The program aims to support students as disadvantaged as those from low-income families."
Alternatives: "in a disadvantaged position" or "facing disadvantages".
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The school, in north-west London, had 75% of its students sitting GCSEs classed as disadvantaged.
He saw himself as disadvantaged by having been self-taught.
So he went around being underprivileged, until someone else said he should really think of himself as "disadvantaged".
Some 78% of the academy's pupils are classed as disadvantaged by the DfE, meaning they had been eligible for free school meals or been in care.
The true epiphany of Edith Stein's story is that, in a visceral rejection of Christian theology, she refused to see the Jews as disadvantaged before God.
But even those children not classed as disadvantaged but living in one of the opportunity areas are falling behind their peers nationally, making almost five months less progress than pupils elsewhere.
The Carers Trust has also found that young people who care for relatives might not identify themselves as disadvantaged, and universities don't ask for this information in their applications.
By doing so, the company evaded city contract requirements that it hire a certain percentage of contractors owned by minorities or women, or certified by the government as disadvantaged.
In the agreement, it admits committing wire fraud and evading requirements on federally financed projects that it hire a certain percentage of minority- or women-owned subcontractors or those certified by government agencies as disadvantaged.
All practitioners in the fields of adult education argue that with the introduction of literacy and numeracy hours at school, future generations should never again be as disadvantaged by their poor basic skills.
The issue involves small businesses that are certified as being minority-owned, woman-owned or disadvantaged (a business certified as disadvantaged must be majority owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals as defined here).
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