Sentence examples for rather than disadvantaged from inspiring English sources

BP argues that the $1bn downsizing decision unveiled last month was taken following 18 months of planning, and preceded the current price slump – leaving it ahead of the game rather than disadvantaged to rivals.

This suggests that it is teachers rather than disadvantaged students who suffer most from poverty of ambition and it may be even more marked in predicting the attainment of A* grades.Not everyone agrees.

Many suspect that, as so often in the past, well-placed individuals rather than disadvantaged districts will profit most from the assistance.Last month the Stormont minister who assumed responsibility on devolution for disbursing the money, Margaret Ritchie, said it would not be paid unless the loyalist paramilitaries turned in their guns, as the IRA had done.

His leaflet also mentioned the Lib Dems' work to increase free childcare for "disadvataged 2 year olds" rather than "disadvantaged" children.

Allocating resources to local authorities on the basis of their "performance" at increasing life expectancy is likely to reward more affluent areas rather than disadvantaged areas with greater needs, exacerbating the problem.

When the powerful rather than the disadvantaged are the subjects of study, the focus of the research changes as health care decision-making and implementation come under scrutiny to identify whether the health system is working to improve or undermine the health of Indigenous people [ 18, 19].

Children from socioeconomically disadvantaged families, rather than children visiting schools in disadvantaged neighbourhoods, have a particularly high risk of involvement in bullying.

That means a high-attaining pupil in a disadvantaged area is measured against peers on the other side of the country, rather than those in similarly disadvantaged areas.

On the other hand big universities will be able to establish significant funds, which will be used to poach students from other universities rather than helping the disadvantaged.

In contrast, inequalities relating to patients' deprivation may in part be explained by general practitioners who work in more deprived areas being in general less likely to refer, rather than more socially disadvantaged patients being less frequently referred than their more affluent counterparts within the same practice.

Economic recession and associated austerity measures result in increased unemployment, which is linked with poorer health and excess mortality through a variety of mechanisms. 1 During a recession, unemployment may be experienced by a broader spectrum of the working population rather than just more disadvantaged individuals.