Sentence examples for firm advantage from inspiring English sources

The lead changed a few times before Charles Hefferon, a South African, established a firm advantage at around fifteen miles.

Over the years the firefighters have gained a firm advantage, winning 23 of 27 times, including the last six.

In three separate polls conducted on Jan . 23and 24, Gingrich had a seemingly firm advantage, running ahead of Romney by margins of 8, 9 and 5 points.

Neal Polachek, an analyst at the Kelsey Group, said that although Google and Overture have sophisticated paid search functions, they do not hold a firm advantage over their online Yellow Pages competitors in local search advertising because they all face the same challenges.

With 19 games to play, the Lakers seem to have a firm advantage at holding at least the fourth position in the lottery.

In addition, the evidence suggests that large firms' advantages for the generation of product innovations are related to a different use and effectiveness of technological management mechanisms.

Access to venture capital gives firms advantages that translate into innovation, fast growth, and job creation; hence, they make a disproportionate impact on economic development.

In 2000, the firm took advantage of its expertise in financial services stocks, particularly insurance.

But, Mr. Goldberg says, trying innovative analytics helps give his firm an advantage.

The critics suggested that could have potentially given the Newport Beach, California-based firm an advantage in interpreting monetary policy.

Its spokesman, Les Winograd, says it played to the firm's advantage: "We kind of looked at it as an extension of something we were already providing.