Like Ronald Reagan negotiating with François Mitterrand, I used my ignorance to secure an advantage.
"Even in 1996, with what was sometimes a very inarticulate and uninspired defense of his own tax plan, Bob Dole was still able to secure an advantage among men.
While he is not charged with espionage, the indictment claimed he acted "with the intent to secure an advantage to a foreign nation".
In a finding, the Standards Board said Mr Egginton's action brought his office into disrepute and had used his position improperly to secure an advantage for Robin Hood Worldwide.
They suspected that Mr. Hodges might be trying to secure an advantage for Mr. Barnes, who would be expected to perform well in South Carolina.
Dishonest copiers move quickly to secure an advantage in a rapidly growing market, and their success, in turn, perpetuates China's copycat culture.
Initially, in December 1999, Mr. Lee was charged in a 59-count felony indictment with gathering a huge amount of research and design data from the computers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory "with the intent to secure an advantage for a foreign power".
But federal officials all the way up to the attorney general, Janet Reno, signed on to the charges, which accused Dr. Lee of acting with "intent to injure the United States, and with the intent to secure an advantage to a foreign nation".
Corruption is part and parcel of doing business in many of the countries in which Rolls-Royce operates, and with so much riding on each and every contract firms can come under enormous pressure to secure an advantage.
"If a Labour minister has used his position to secure an advantage in his own constituency - strong action must be taken by the first minister.
The British military believed that the briefing helped persuade India to buy UK arms and secure an advantage over competitors.
