decisive advantage

collocation in English

meaningsofdecisiveandadvantage

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decisive
adjective
uk
/dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv/us
/dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv/
able to make decisions quickly and confidently, or showing ...
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advantage
noun
uk
/ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ/us
/ədˈvæn.t̬ɪdʒ/
a condition giving a greater chance ...
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(Definition ofdecisiveandadvantagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The objective was not achieved, however, in part because the army lost thedecisiveadvantageof surprise, numbers and technology.
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Evidently, the results of this test do not point to adecisiveadvantageof one model over the other.
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There is nodecisiveadvantagein fundamental change.
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We have seen enemies almost at the point of obtainingdecisiveadvantageover us and conquering us, but never in those moments did the faith of our ancestors fail.
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The latter has adecisiveadvantage.
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It was a change of policy, moreover, which came after a long and bitter conflict in which neither side had obtained anydecisiveadvantageover the other.
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They found—and this is the essential sanction of any rule of war—that the use of gas gave nodecisiveadvantage, but inflicted great suffering on both sides.
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The two magicians engaged in a terrifying sorcerers' battle, but neither was able to gain adecisiveadvantage.
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This motley army led several battles against the horde, but both armies succeeded in taking adecisiveadvantage.
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His books teach how to read micro expressions to obtain adecisiveadvantagefor everybody involved in sales, recruitment, negotiations, leadership, coaching and training.
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Furthermore, it has thedecisiveadvantageover other definitions of the derivative that it is invariant under changes of coordinates.
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Fighting at this position started at 7pm and continued at close quarters for three hours with neither side able to gain adecisiveadvantage.
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Onedecisiveadvantageof the combustion engine is bivalence.
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Although he led 76, 87, 98 and 109, he could never quite take adecisiveadvantageto win the match.
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Many men from both sides fled or fell out to loot enemy baggage, and neither army was able to gain adecisiveadvantage.
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The next few years saw constant raiding and skirmishes, without either side claiming anydecisiveadvantage.
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In terms of construction, soil nail walls have adecisiveadvantageover other alternatives.
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A further,decisiveadvantageof digital topography is the possibility to record series of images without changing detector position, thanks to online readout.
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The need to obtain adecisiveadvantagein maximum speed pushed the development of turbojet-powered aircraft forward.
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