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Discover LudwigThe phrase "disadvantage by" is not grammatically correct
It would be more appropriate to use "disadvantaged by" as in "She was disadvantaged by her lack of experience in the field." This phrase usually implies that someone or something is at a disadvantage or facing a challenge due to a particular factor or circumstance. For example, "The team was disadvantaged by the rainy weather during the game." This sentence means that the team faced a disadvantage or challenge because of the rainy weather.
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They combat that disadvantage by being ruthlessly selective.
– found parents tried to compensate for any potential disadvantage by reading to August-born children more.
But early training can turn into a disadvantage by the age of 50.
The offering also puts prospective investors at a disadvantage by giving insiders more voting power, he said.
He had picked a fruitless fight, and put himself at a further disadvantage by failing to understand his opponent.
He did not feel the Astros were at a disadvantage by playing in a six-team division.
Does she feel that women are put at a disadvantage by being excluded from the corporate networking of country club golf?
The Democrats say they hope to overcome their disadvantage by having governors, Congressional candidates, lawmakers and prominent party members sounding the same singular themes.
And it is working to overcome its fund-raising disadvantage by working in tandem with the better-financed Republican National Committee.
Stillwell admitted at the time he had put himself at a disadvantage by boasting the former Amstrad boss had not seen the best of him.
We should not be adding to disadvantage by persecuting or ostracising even more black people because of who they are compelled to love.
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