But tennis is so different these days that a slow, muddy clay court works to Nadal's disadvantage, as last year's men's final showed.
But stay tuned--the Atom will shrink, and within 18 months Intel's disadvantage will be minimized.
To be sure, a portion of Detroit's disadvantage is due to its own management decisions.
So the PD (by its Italian initials) is also viewed as selfish by the public, neutralizing Berlusconi's disadvantage on that measure.
But set against all this was Mr Thieu's disadvantage as an ally.
It provides support for arguments by U.S. companies that they face a competitive disadvantage in the U.S. marketplace, since most non-U.S. multinationals except Japan already have lower taxes before the added bonus of an effective tax rate reduction when they establish an American subsidiary.
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"We don't want to be at a comparative disadvantage with what's already out there, " Mr. Bye said.
One disadvantage to BP's approach is that university researchers won't keep their work secret, as in-house scientists might.
And I think that's the disadvantage, you know, right now for supermodels.
Energy security is a cornerstone of national security and economic prosperity, but this new tax increase through the repeal of dual capacity credits would put U.S.-based companies at a serious disadvantage to foreign competitors, handicapping U.S.-based companies in the international energy market.
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Finally, another disadvantage of the FCC's proposed approach is that it likely infringes on the First Amendment rights of the Internet providers.
This onerous tax on capital is a U.S. competitive disadvantage in the global economy, which is why Congress agreed in 2003 to cut the rates on dividends and capital gains.
In the global economy, however, small ponds are at a disadvantage: Whereas baseball's popularity mostly resides in North America and the Pacific Rim, soccer is watched by the entire globe.
For example, it could be up to 17, 18 year period before the money comes back, and that's a very long period of time to finance, and that's a serious disadvantage of the graduate tax approach.
If the Campaign Finance Board determines Mr. Liu's campaign hasn't met the program's requirements, he would be at a severe financial disadvantage as he works to become the city's first Asian-American chief executive.
The disadvantage is that the disease's disappearance means that there is not much vaccine around.
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"If you make it a law, then you have a level playing field, no one's at a competitive disadvantage, " she said.
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Throughout the comment process the American Petroleum Institute (API) and other business groups detailed the competitive disadvantage that could befall U.S. energy companies should the SEC require public disclosure of commercially sensitive payment information.
Alex Maskey of Sinn Fein, said the social development committee, which he chairs, welcomed the PfG's emphasis on tackling disadvantage and commended how "equality was one of the guiding principles underpinning the rebuilding of the economy".
Critics of the tax code also say it puts U.S. companies at a disadvantage because it taxes their profits earned abroad.
Thomas was yellow-carded for a late tackle but the visitors defied their numerical disadvantage when Chris Jones intercepted Barkley's pass on his own 22.
But at a senate judiciary hearing a few weeks ago, Republican Jeff Sessions of Alabama suggested this puts the U.S. at a competitive disadvantage in a global economy.
But both the Bush Administration and Rep. Thomas have concluded that the problem is a bigger one, namely that the U.S. tax code places U.S. companies at a disadvantage versus their foreign-based competitors.
But even after the European defense industry compressed into a handful of military conglomerates, it still was at a distinct disadvantage in competing with its U.S. counterparts, because Washington spent so much on weapons.
Will the next big start-up company locate in the U.S. with such a cost disadvantage?
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And the company's tablet could be at a disadvantage because it only offers Wi-Fi, not cellular, connectivity.
U.S. exporters are at a disadvantage, isolated by the lack of even one international trade agreement in almost five years.
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The upshot of all this is that Europe's companies are at a competitive disadvantage as they shoulder the cost of something that should benefit the whole world.
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