Sentence examples for weight disadvantage from inspiring English sources

But even in those race-blind states, highly selective public colleges vary widely in how hard they work to identify high-achieving, disadvantaged students and prepare them for college, how heavily they weight disadvantage in admissions, and how generous they are with financial aid.

With the 400-pound weight disadvantage, the Aero is noticeably tamer than the Viggen.

Oxford captured the 4.25-mile race from Putney Bridge to Chiswick Bridge despite rowing with a weight disadvantage of 15 pounds per man.

As the first British ski jumper to take part in the winter Olympics, in Calgary in 1988, Eddie became a huge favourite with TV viewers and fans, for his determination and humour despite his relative lack of skill at the sport, glasses that fogged when he jumped, equipment that didn't fit, and a 9kg weight disadvantage compared with the next-heaviest competitor.

At 188cm (6ft 2in) and 70kg (11st), Redding is the tallest and heaviest rider in the class and had complained of his weight disadvantage in previous years.

The cars with cheaper engines would be at a significant weight disadvantage at the start of races due to the amount of fuel on board, but this could be compensated for by increasing the power of the engines.

The weight of these disadvantages burden understaffed research facilities, and this kind of research seems necessary but impractical.

Many believed La Motta had the advantage over Robinson by being the naturally bulkier man at middleweight, but the reality was he was so much bigger that the effort and sacrifice needed to make weight was a major disadvantage.

Previous research by Simonson and others showed that in comparisons, consumers tended to put greater weight on the comparative disadvantages rather than advantages of each option.

In summary, our findings indicate that in obese, hyperinsulinemic subjects, over a 68-week period, prescribing a low-fat, HP diet offers no greater advantages or disadvantages for weight loss, markers of CVD and dietary adherence compared to a conventional SP diet.

But it has the disadvantage of its weight.