EU, are not put at a disadvantage as the Union builds its own defence identity (see article)?
Lord Taylor said UK egg producers "must not be put at a disadvantage for leading the way on animal welfare issues".
Business leaders such as CBI Scotland and the Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) have claimed businesses had been put at a disadvantage following the change.
But what appears to be happening all too frequently is that prosecutors pursue cases that are flimsy or brazenly try to change the rules so that the accused is put at a disadvantage in the courtroom.
Compare this to other college players from non-bowl eligible schools who will have at least one extra month to prepare and train, and one can definitely see that players from successful programs are put at a disadvantage during the NFL pre-draft period.
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She is unusual in being a team principal with a legal, rather than a technical background, but insists it does not put her at a disadvantage.
"Our intention is to keep New York businesses from being put at a competitive disadvantage, " he said.
Lawmakers also asked the CFPB to determine whether differences in the scores put consumers at a disadvantage.
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But European industrialists then realised that Kyoto might put them at a disadvantage and so pushed for carbon trading.
Small business owners felt it put them at a disadvantage and they sent letters of protest to the President.
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Republicans said that Mr. Harkin's retirement would put Democrats at a disadvantage.
While this could help the managers, it could put investors at a disadvantage by giving them large amounts of nondeductible investment expenses, says Mr. Gordon.
The new members' reliance on financial help is likely to put them at a disadvantage when it comes to dragging EU policy in their direction.
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They are now complaining that their failure to secure an American-style rescue could put them at a disadvantage for instance, if American carriers discount transatlantic fares to grab market share.
Many Republicans oppose the bill, arguing that it gives too much power to regulators and would force financial firms to scale back their size and put them at a disadvantage.
Some suggested the decision to offer the Windows Phone operating system only on its top-end phones had put it at a disadvantage against rivals whose bestselling models are powered by Android.
With so many research, manufacturing and technology jobs hanging in the balance, the U.S. must tread very carefully in negotiations to ensure our firms are not put at a competitive disadvantage.
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Today, it is expected that NetFlix will lose the Starz content in February, and many bears are concerned that competitors will pick up the content and put NetFlix at a disadvantage.
Because the euro-11 account for about half of Britain's exports, they fear that this will put them at a disadvantage relative to the euro zone, where exchange-rate risk will have disappeared.
It is feared that forcing e-tailers to contend with more red tape than their offline counterparts have to deal with will put them at a disadvantage--distracting them from their business of selling.
But their location and time zone may put them at a disadvantage when it comes to attracting money from Asia and the Middle East, particularly when there are closer low-tax spots, such as Singapore.
Unlike many of its debt-laden EU partners, Poland's economy is still thriving, making it reluctant to impose costs on its heavy industry and power installations which could put it at a disadvantage vis-a-vis neighbours with greener economies.
The lack of easy access to Internet services like Facebook and Google that the rest of the world take for granted could reduce China's global competitiveness, experts say, and put it at a disadvantage when competing for top talent.
The lack of easy access to Internet services like Facebook and Google that the rest of the world takes for granted could reduce China's global competitiveness, experts say, and put it at a disadvantage when competing for top talent.
Aside from the economic growth story, limited acquisition opportunities in the U.S. put Simon at a disadvantage relative to other large international mall REITs such as Australian property operator Westfield Group and France-based Unibail-Rodamco, which are focused on creating value through renewal of property.
"Having to redo the work so close to the exams will put them at a disadvantage compared with all the other schools in the country - they will have less time to concentrate on the rest of the GCSEs that they have to revise for, " she said.
Were you to put up your hand, palm fully exposed as if making a stop sign, that could put you at a distinct disadvantage: impersonating a law-enforcement officer, or at least a crossing guard, without any weapons to back it up, and the driver for all you know with unaddressed anger-management issues behind the wheel of a 7, 000-pound Escalade.
Enforced cuts in a country's wholesale prices serve only to put its operators at a disadvantage to their foreign rivals.
Observers believed that the decision was made in part not reveal a winner overnight, something that could stir suspicions and put security forces at a disadvantage if rioting broke out.
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