But just as his company is starting to grow, government handed his larger rival another advantage.
Yes, Romney was the one trying to erase his rival's advantage, and he thus had to take more and greater chances.
Mr. Roth's committee work has kept him tethered to Washington, giving his rival an advantage as long as Congress continues to struggle to wrap up its year-end budget bills.
And Greeks of all stripes have an ever-present fear of Turkey, their neighbor and bitter rival, taking advantage of them during times of instability.
Wilson's tactic was to ignore the issue as much as possible, for fear that even talking about it would hand his rivals an advantage.
President-elect Donald Trump described the countries as America's biggest economic rivals, taking advantage of us, undermining growth and stealing jobs.
In other cases, however, it seems likely that officials no more corrupt than any one else have been targeted by rivals taking advantage of the anti-corruption campaign to bring them down.
Rather than following America's example, overseas rivals take advantage of the situation to advance their own interests.
But if envy involves certain characteristic patterns of motivation, such as a motive to outdo or undo the rival's advantages, then the advisability of envy may be strongly dependent on the advisability of the actions it motivates.
A CBS News poll released on Sunday found that while Clinton maintains a sizable lead over her Democratic rivals, her advantage has narrowed since this summer.
And in a shift from previous years, some profitable corporations are asking the government to place new restrictions on their foreign rivals, taking advantage of a recent change in federal law.
