relative disadvantage
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrelativeanddisadvantage
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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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(Definition ofrelativeanddisadvantagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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But forest land is preserved even during this crisis due to the increasingrelativedisadvantageof generating income through basic grain production for subsistence.
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Given this situation ofrelativedisadvantage, the lines of demarcation between different occupations will be subject to frequent challenge.
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Moreover, thisrelativedisadvantagedoes not just apply to 'average' voters.
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In such a case, therelativedisadvantageimposed on some religious institutions would amount to wrongful discrimination.
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As we shall see, many theorists of later life have explored various processes seen to shape the marginalisation andrelativedisadvantageof older people in contemporary society.
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By studying vulnerability we investigate processes ofrelativedisadvantageor exclusion and, for purposes of comparison, absolute differences in socio-economic or policy context can be set aside.
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They also feel excluded from the higher echelons of political and administrative power, as well as social privilege, by virtue of theirrelativedisadvantagein matters of education and resources.
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Whilst diversity appears to be one of the hallmarks of change, many writers have been strongly guided by concerns about therelativedisadvantageand marginalisation faced by many older people.
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In our comparatively prosperous society, therelativedisadvantageof 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 ourrelativedisadvantagemust persist for some time.
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But, even so, it seems that sometimes, in some industrial districts, it reacts to therelativedisadvantageof some industrial areas.
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If you leave the quarter, therelativedisadvantageof 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 arelativedisadvantage.
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There is also a pattern ofrelativedisadvantagein 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 arelativedisadvantageto 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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