main advantage
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main
adjective[before noun]
uk/meɪn/us/meɪn/
larger, more important, or having more influence than others of the ...
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advantage
noun
uk/ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ/us/ədˈvæn.t̬ɪdʒ/
a condition giving a greater chance ...
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(Definition ofmainandadvantagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Themainadvantageis that the tests are nonparametric; one need not specify the form of the utility function.
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Themainadvantageof the representation method proposed is its uniformity.
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The low risk of embolization is certainly themainadvantageof this type of coil.
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Finally, themainadvantageto insect screening is the enormous reduction in pesticide expenditure and exposure.
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This very concept may be itsmainadvantage, resulting in high rates of closure and giving few complications.
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Themainadvantageof selection is the relative permanence of the genetic improvement achieved and often the extent of change.
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Themainadvantageis that there exists in principle no restriction concerning the wave steepness value.
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Themainadvantageof integrating parallelism into the language is that it facilitates analysis and transformations of the program.
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Themainadvantageis that the parallel mechanism is more rigid and provides better accuracy and portability than a serial one.
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Themainadvantageof the latter lies in the higher productivity of programmers, as programs can be easier developed, verified and maintained.
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Theirmainadvantagein empirical applications, however, is the systematic connection between the institutional details of cabinet negotiations and the empirical regularities of formation processes.
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Themainadvantageof this computer-based prototype over its paper-based counterpart is its integration to the digital environment in which design engineers work.
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Thus, it is the digital handling of the image rather than the subtraction that is itsmainadvantage.
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Themainadvantageof teaching is its simplicity, so that even an operator with virtually no qualifications can do it.
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Themainadvantageof this method is the transparency of agent behavior as decisions can be easily deduced from the data provided.
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Themainadvantageof the method is its usability for stiff equations with boundary conditions.
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Itsmainadvantageis that the real geometry and the structural features of the apparatus can be modeled.
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Amainadvantageobtained from using the dynamic design is that objective sociotropic variables can be used.
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Themainadvantageof this method over conventional lithographic techniques is that it does not require the use of masks.
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Themainadvantageof this strategy is that it can be applied to the systems without any contact or force sensors.
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