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relative disadvantage

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meanings of relativeand disadvantage


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relative
adjective
uk /ˈrel.ə.tɪv/ us /ˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/
being judged or measured in comparison with ...
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disadvantage
noun[C or U]
uk /ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ/ us /ˌdɪs.ədˈvæn.t̬ɪdʒ/
a condition or situation that causes problems, especially one that causes something or someone to be less successful than other things ...
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Examples of relative disadvantage


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But forest land is preserved even during this crisis due to the increasing relativedisadvantage of generating income through basic grain production for subsistence.
Given this situation of relativedisadvantage, the lines of demarcation between different occupations will be subject to frequent challenge.
Moreover, this relativedisadvantage does not just apply to 'average' voters.
In such a case, the relativedisadvantage imposed on some religious institutions would amount to wrongful discrimination.
As we shall see, many theorists of later life have explored various processes seen to shape the marginalisation and relativedisadvantage of older people in contemporary society.
By studying vulnerability we investigate processes of relativedisadvantage or exclusion and, for purposes of comparison, absolute differences in socio-economic or policy context can be set aside.
They also feel excluded from the higher echelons of political and administrative power, as well as social privilege, by virtue of their relativedisadvantage in matters of education and resources.
Whilst diversity appears to be one of the hallmarks of change, many writers have been strongly guided by concerns about the relativedisadvantage and marginalisation faced by many older people.
In our comparatively prosperous society, the relativedisadvantage of lower paid workers is highly visible to them and to others.
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However, any beneficial effect cannot be but long-deferred and our relativedisadvantage must persist for some time.
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But, even so, it seems that sometimes, in some industrial districts, it reacts to the relativedisadvantage of some industrial areas.
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If you leave the quarter, the relativedisadvantage of a high-rated area as against a low-rated area remains.
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Any other rule will put unrepresented defendants, and defendants represented by inexperienced solicitors or counsel, at a relativedisadvantage.
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There is also a pattern of relativedisadvantage in regions that are more dependent on manufacturing.
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I hope that inflation and interest rates will come down to such a level that we will not be at a relativedisadvantage to our industrial competitors.
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There is the difficulty with all chemicals that one has to weigh up the relative disadvantages of their use.
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