| 单词 | disadvantageous |
| 例句 | For the plant the change is highly disadvantageous, but it facilitates harvest by humans—the grain waits on the stem to be collected. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The paper says that, as with substance abusers, studies of people with Internet addiction have found “increased novelty seeking, low reward dependence, impulsivity, high risk taking, low self-esteem and disadvantageous decision making.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Children,” in contrast, often feels bluntly drawn and archetypal, and it invites disadvantageous comparison to other plays of the same era. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Change in the Air 2013-07-12T16:58:10Z Basically, if you treat people badly they’re not going to like you, and for social creatures like humans, being disliked is hurtful and disadvantageous. You're not alone: how to survive your horrible boss 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z There’s a dash of Edward, too, in Rob Stark, a brilliant commander who makes an impetuous, disadvantageous marriage. “Game of Thrones’” overstuffed finale 2012-06-04T15:26:00Z Ms. Gould and Ms. Fatima certainly aren’t going to make a profit, but “if you look at the big picture it may not be financially disadvantageous to be here,” Ms. Gould said. World Fringe Congress in Edinburgh 2012-08-26T21:38:54Z While most children behave selfishly at age 3, the researchers found, as youngsters progress to age 8, many more “prefer resource allocations that remove advantageous or disadvantageous inequality.” Are we born with a sense of fairness? 2012-12-26T16:03:00Z Over the course of the meal, Montezemolo would lay into the sport's over-complex rules, with particular scorn for any that he considered disadvantageous for Ferrari, and emphasize the need to improve the show. Christmas provides food for thought at Ferrari 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z School’s out: Children celebrate as lessons end for summer – but is a six-week break disadvantageous for underprivileged kids? Are the school summer holidays just too long? 2011-07-23T23:07:00Z However, given that the average tube journey is a hellish nightmare of rucksacks and elbows and shrieking children and BO and misery, advertising suicide to such a suggestible audience might be morally disadvantageous. The Limitless potential of fantasy film products 2011-03-10T15:32:39Z The year-end calendar is pressing down on Johnson in disadvantageous ways, starting with this month’s deadline to fund the government by Nov. 17 or risk another federal shutdown. Speaker Johnson led House passage of Israel aid. But the hard part comes next in confronting Biden 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z He denies his antisemitism but does little to oppose antisemitism in the United States and does oppose it only when it's too disadvantageous not to do so. Antisemitism infects Donald Trump, Holocaust experts explain 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z “But just crushing them and crushing him at this point is for some reason disadvantageous, compared to keeping him afloat.” Putin Met With Mercenary Leaders He Had Called Traitors During Mutiny 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z These types of asexual reproduction produce genetically identical offspring, which is disadvantageous from the perspective of evolutionary adaptability because of the potential buildup of deleterious mutations. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z House of Representatives districts - one that a lower court blocked as unlawfully disadvantageous for Democrats. North Carolina urges US Supreme Court to toss major elections case 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Other wildlife authorities noted that part of the golden largemouth’s rarity comes from the fact that bright colors can be disadvantageous in nature. Virginia angler reels in rare golden-colored largemouth bass 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z "Judicial rulings are binding even when they are deemed to be disadvantageous and unfair," Fernandez said on Twitter, clarifying that the funds will be paid in peso-denominated bonds. Argentina president to comply with "unfair" court ruling on Buenos Aires funding 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z The second is to force the West to back off supporting Ukraine at all, or to perhaps force the Ukrainians to the negotiating table in a disadvantageous position. In Washington, Putin’s Nuclear Threats Stir Growing Alarm 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z Obesity is disadvantageous for organisms that live in cold climates. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Marcos, who was sworn in as president last week and has appointed himself agriculture minister, said the Philippines - the world's second-biggest rice importer - was now at a disadvantageous position over its food supply. Marcos vows to boost Philippines' grains output to avert food crisis 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z “They will not advance from the direction of Sievierodonetsk. The landscape is disadvantageous.” Russian forces move to encircle Lysychansk, starting with southern villages. 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Ostrander suspects it’s because these wolves would sometimes have to adapt to changing environmental conditions—such as warmer temperatures and smaller prey—that made huge bodies disadvantageous. Gene for ‘toy’ dog breeds found in ancient wolves 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z What matters politically, though, is that these benefits are not uniquely advantageous for his state — whereas other provisions are particularly disadvantageous, or could plausibly be portrayed as such by Manchin’s opponents. Opinion | A simple question about Build Back Better: What’s in it for West Virginia? 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z A population including individuals not capable of conjugation would be more successful because conjugation will result in an increase in genetic diversity of the prokaryotic population which will be disadvantageous in a new population. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Moreover, these experts said, the language in that deal, known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, would be disadvantageous to British automakers eager to export to the United States. Boris Johnson Cuts a Colorful Swath in U.S., but to What End? 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z The ONS said an "important part" of the increased risk was because disabled people were "disproportionately exposed to a range of generally disadvantageous circumstances" compared with non-disabled people. Covid: Disabled people account for six in 10 deaths in England last year - ONS 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z But Nichols said the pandemic is more disadvantageous, with candidates needing better name recognition and money to spend on advertising, reaching areas that they are unable to visit. Oregon’s open 2nd District means change after 22 years 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z Because democracy is antithetical to today's Republican Party, Donald Trump has repeatedly condemned voting by mail because he believes it will be disadvantageous to his chances of winning another presidential term in 2020. Investigative reporter Greg Palast: "The coronavirus is voting for Donald Trump" 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z Starting from a disadvantageous background, they needed time to catch up. Why Should Scientists Mentor Students? 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z In addition to making semelparity less disadvantageous, releasing such a massive quantity of eggs helps to ensure that a species highly prone to predation can have enough offspring mature to adulthood to perpetuate the population. Here's the One Thing Not to Do on Valentine's Day 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z From this perspective it seems disadvantageous to play this game. Is Inequality Inevitable? 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Four holding penalties didn’t help, putting both quarterbacks in disadvantageous down-and-distance positions. Rivera says Cam’s backup in Carolina still uncertain 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z That might seem disadvantageous, but Luck understands that “spring football gets lumped together.” Former AAF players try to keep the dream alive at D.C. XFL showcase 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z In fact, he went as far as to suggest the set up is actually "disadvantageous to the ruling party". Will India's stretched election skew the outcome? 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z Could treating someone with antidepressants be disadvantageous, then, if low mood is a normal coping mechanism? Susceptibility to Mental Illness May Have Helped Humans Adapt over the Millennia 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z The fund manager filed an earlier claim blaming its VIX-related losses on the actions of its broker, a Wells Fargo & Co unit, which it said forced the unwinding of its portfolio at a disadvantageous time. LJM Partners sues unnamed 'manipulators' it blames for volatility... 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z Soaring N.H.L. salaries exacerbated the team’s disadvantageous lease, and negotiations with the state, also in financial straits, for a new arena failed. The Whalers Are Back in the N.H.L. Sort Of. 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z “This proposal is rather like the early stages of climate change, when one saw old ways of doing things that inadvertently led to disadvantageous and unanticipated consequence,” she says. A call for early-career scientists to build a global science accord 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z And if he doesn’t want to fight in a style that is disadvantageous to him, he won’t, and nothing Sanchez or Golovkin say will change that. Gennady Golovkin's camp puts taunting into overdrive this week to entice Canelo Alvarez into a slugfest 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Unsurprisingly, given his longstanding belief that trade was disadvantageous to the United States, Trump followed through on his campaign rhetoric. Why does Donald Trump claim his trade war is a matter of “national security”? 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z That would tend to lock the Democrats into the disadvantageous playing field implied by recent presidential election results. 99 Days to Go, and the Midterm Elections Battleground Is Not What Was Expected 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z “The parent might be the only one who knows why they fled from the home country, and the child is in a disadvantageous position to defend themselves,” Toczylowski said. Defendants in diapers? Immigrant toddlers ordered to appear in court alone 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z “Meanwhile, he’s trying to pursue a policy with Russia that is disadvantageous in the current political environment. This has played out consistently since he took power.” After forging new ties with North Korea, Trump administration turns to Russia 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Justify likely will be on or near the lead, especially breaking from the disadvantageous one post, and Smith should have a lot to say about the pace. Distance is part of the mystique of the Belmont Stakes 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z “Still, putting these films so close together looks mutually disadvantageous.” Hollywood hopes for a rebound with a slew of summer blockbusters — including 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z While that study only found a correlation between warmer temperatures and caribou-calf deaths, “it’s consistent with the idea that mismatch is disadvantageous,” said Eric Post, an ecology professor at the University of California, Davis. 5 plants and animals utterly confused by climate change 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z The talks, brokered by Russia, Iran and Turkey, resulted in “de-escalation” deals considered highly disadvantageous to the rebels and their supporters. Syria’s Bashar Assad to strike rural Homs 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z What will absolutely be thrown back in his face is if his Twitter diplomacy causes the talks to fall apart, or worse yet puts the United States in a disadvantageous position going forward. North Korea Drops Troop Demand, but U.S. Reacts Warily 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z While that study only found a correlation between warmer temperatures and caribou calf deaths, “it’s consistent with the idea that mismatch is disadvantageous,” said Eric Post, an ecology professor at the University of California, Davis. 5 Plants and Animals Utterly Confused by Climate Change 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z If, for instance, a weak bladder leads a child to perform poorly in timed exams or protuberant ears means bullying blighted their education, genetic variants for these traits will show up as disadvantageous. Genes and backgrounds matter most to exam results 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z The move is seen as disadvantageous for Maduro’s opponents, and most in the opposition are refusing to participate unless measures are taken to guarantee fairness and transparency. Haley thanks Guatemala for help on Venezuela, Israel embassy 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Having an internal clock that deviates from the natural 24-hour cycle is generally considered disadvantageous. Meet the Spiders That Completely Defy What We Know as Jet Lag 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z For many Republicans, it may be politically disadvantageous back home to praise McConnell. Mitch McConnell had a tough week. More struggles — tax cuts, midterms — are coming. 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z A further issue regarding the FT model is the maintaining of countries of the south in a disadvantageous economic specialisation. Fairtrade only really benefits supermarkets. A rethink is needed | Ndongo Samba Sylla 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z “On one side it’s disadvantageous to be high-profile because people who make the charging decisions feel like they have less room to decline the case,” he said. Kushner lawyer seasoned in navigating Washington scandals 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z But their West Coast Conference competition and their dearth of wins against highly regarded opponents mean a conventional, results-oriented analysis would probably leave them with a disadvantageous, double-digit seeding. The N.C.A.A Tournament Challenge: Determining Who’s In and What’s Their Seed 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z There really are some elements of the United States’ existing relationships with major trading partners that are dysfunctional and disadvantageous to the United States. What Will Trump Trade Policy Actually Look Like? Three Possibilities 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z While America always seems to go into an annual collective frenzy the moment the Halloween costumes come off, the proximity of Election Day to the holidays seems particularly disadvantageous right now. These holidays, we have to model dissent for our kids 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z The Germans took advantage of the situation to force the Bolsheviks into disadvantageous peace terms that would allow Germany to try for total victory in the West in 1918. Donald Trump and the Ninth of November 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z They dismiss the existing political order as inherently disadvantageous to Sunnis. Unless Baghdad fills the political vacuum in Mosul, Isis will revive 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z Because there’s so little bonobo DNA in the chimps, Hvilsom and her colleagues suggest that for chimps, the bonobo genes were disadvantageous. Chimps and bonobos had flings—and swapped genes—in the past 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z The problem is that they're being asked to act in spots disadvantageous to performance. NYFF: Ang Lee's war film 'Billy Lynn' divides audiences. But are traditional assessments beside the point? 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z "Our results suggest that narcissism is rather disadvantageous and that emotional intelligence is rather advantageous for long-term popularity," the study authors said in a journal news release. Making Friends 101: What Works for College Freshmen 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z But after early popularity, narcissism became a "disadvantageous" trait. Narcissism 'short-lived way to popularity' - BBC News 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Other journalists stipulated that Asher’s account was truthful but tried to draw a distinction disadvantageous to Trump. The Media Surrender 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z He rode more conservatively in the three semifinal heats this time, finishing second, second and sixth, and got what supposedly was a disadvantageous outside lane for the one-race final. Connor Fields does in Rio what he couldn't in London — win BMX gold 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Van Niekerk won the race from Lane 8, considered a disadvantageous position. This Great-Grandmother Coaches an Olympic Champion. Now Let Her By. 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z "It was advantageous to them and HSBC, and disadvantageous to the victim company, to execute the victim company foreign exchange transaction" at the time they did, the DoJ said. Top HSBC manager charged in forex probe - BBC News 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z "Our results suggest that narcissism is rather disadvantageous and that emotional intelligence is rather advantageous for long-term popularity," the study said. Narcissism 'short-lived way to popularity' - BBC News 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z In each of these scenarios, their preëxisting relationship with their counterpart was described as positive, negative, or neutral, and the financial payments were either equal or representative of disadvantageous or advantageous inequity. How We Learn Fairness 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z But those same genes became disadvantageous hundreds of thousands years later. Bad heart to bad habits: Blame your Neanderthal DNA 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z In all of these scenarios, their preëxisting relationship with their counterpart was described as positive, negative, or neutral, and the financial payments were either equal or representative of disadvantageous or advantageous inequity. How We Learn Fairness 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z The problem is our tax code is hugely disadvantageous to American high-tech multinational companies. How to Stop Turning U.S. Corporations Into Tax Exiles 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Pfizer CEO Ian Read says he’s been traveling to Washington for two years and telling “almost anybody who would listen” that the U.S. tax code is “hugely disadvantageous” for companies like his. Hillary Clinton’s Pfizer Follies 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z This emerged at a later age than the rejection of a disadvantageous deal, suggesting that a sense of fairness transitions from focusing on the self to focusing on others. Cultural differences determine when kids learn to play fair 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z It is Trumpian fantasy run amok to imagine that Mexican authorities today would be so cooperative in an undertaking that would be seen as inhumane and, given the importance of remittances, economically disadvantageous. Mr. Trump praises a grotesquely inhumane immigration plan from the 1950s 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z “Some extreme traits are not as disadvantageous for fitness, as they appear to be for social adaptation or well-being, even when severely disordered subjects are examined,” he says. Why We Are Attracted to Deviant Personalities 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z He reports that he’s been traveling to Washington for two years and telling “almost anybody who would listen” that “our tax code is hugely disadvantageous to American high-tech” multinationals. The Corporate Tax Political Divide 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z Navalny was then tried along with his brother, a former postal executive, and convicted of defrauding a French cosmetics company by offering "a disadvantageous contract." 20-year sentence for Crimean filmmaker comes after other politically tainted trials in Russia 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Firstly, the comparable period in fiscal 2015 benefitted from an extra week due to a reporting period change, which will result in a disadvantageous comparison in the current fiscal year. Growth in DLP and Endpoint Protection May Not be Enough to Lift Symantec's Revenues in Q1 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z As for Wilkinson’s suggested arrangement between Mrs. Clinton and reporters, it’s not clear it would be as advantageous to her as it would be disadvantageous to them. ‘Bidenmania’ 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z "I'm not sure that it's politically disadvantageous to members," he told reporters. Iran deal faces fight in U.S. Congress but will likely survive 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z And his much-touted turn to Asia depends heavily on disadvantageous energy deals with China, which threaten to put Russia in thrall to Beijing. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z The fighters struggle to avoid ending up on the mat in a disadvantageous position. UFC 187: Daniel Cormier beats Anthony Johnson; Chris Weidman defeats Vitor Belfort 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z Once it may have been a useful defense mechanism, but today it is disadvantageous as often as it is useful. Obama Is Right Not to Talk About 'Islamic' Terrorism 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z Among those who believe in Chinese astrology, the sheep — one of a dozen animal signs that rotate through a 12-year cycle — is seen as particularly disadvantageous to women. For China's birthrate, this may be a bad sign 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z What little new business they are able to secure will be on disadvantageous terms, perpetually vulnerable to attack. Don't Let The Competition Carve You Up Like A Turkey 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z And with this epidemic there were many factors that were disadvantageous from the very beginning. 'In 1976 I discovered Ebola, now I fear an unimaginable tragedy' 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z "For Scotland to join an arrangement like that would be hugely disadvantageous compared with the status quo today," said Balls. Ed Balls says Scotland would have to join the euro as 'least bad' option 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z Saint observed that peer review could be disadvantageous to multidisciplinary projects at both the funding and publication stage. Research metrics: Calling science to account : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z “The school was insanely competitive, and ego shattering, and even disadvantageous to your future,” he told me in an e-mail. Four gifted writers share doubts about gifted education "It would be disadvantageous to be in the middle," Prof Seymour told BBC News. Dinos neither warm nor cold blooded 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z It’s a practice that’s particularly disadvantageous for students who lack a conducive home environment. Education Needs to Change as Fast as Technology 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z Not playing the Vikings or Lions until Week 11 is disadvantageous. Random thoughts on the Bears' schedule 2014-04-24T02:52:00Z Such a partition would be problematic from an international law perspective and disadvantageous to Moscow in terms of its future influence over Ukrainian politics. Op-Ed Contributor: What Putin Really Wants 2014-03-05T03:37:08Z So, too, was the performance of Mexicoma, who broke from the disadvantageous outside post, raced wide around both turns and rallied from last place to finish third. Beyer: Evaluating Kentucky Derby contenders requires a closer look at the surface 2014-02-24T17:46:50Z “The shutdown was the first time a group largely drove the Republican Party in the Senate towards something that was disadvantageous,” said one top Republican Senate official. Boehner’s Jabs at Activist Right Show G.O.P. Shift 2013-12-14T02:58:52Z “It’s both advantageous and disadvantageous to be a woman in Thai politics,” said Nidhi Eoseewong, a prominent historian and one of the country’s leading commentators. Thai Prime Minister Facing Leadership Questions Old and New 2013-12-12T00:41:52Z But few imagine the continuous petty discomforts and disadvantageous trade-offs that make up the day-to-day grind. “Inside Llewyn Davis”: America at its ugliest 2013-12-07T18:00:00Z Some people may think being young or not politically connected is disadvantageous, but it means I'm free from the past and money politics. Young Indonesians work towards political change 2013-10-17T00:16:35Z Typically, casebook economics are so disadvantageous that few authors write for the money. Self-Publishing A Legal Casebook: An Ebook Success Story 2013-09-18T15:39:00Z The National Journal polled 91 top Republican strategists, and 63% of them said the effort to link defunding the bill with this fall’s budget fight was “somewhat” or “very” disadvantageous. Obamacare Wars Tear GOP Apart 2013-08-22T21:05:25Z "The plaintiffs claim that they were induced into entering disadvantageous business transactions because of the SEC's misrepresentation," he wrote. SEC wins dismissal of lawsuit over handling of $7 billion Stanford fraud 2013-08-13T16:42:07Z However, I see a lot of women put themselves into a disadvantageous situation by demonstrating culturally "female" linguistic styles at work that in my opinion, get better results outside the office. Start-up Fundraising Tips from the Front Lines 2013-06-12T15:15:32Z None of this new science, of course, proves that barefoot-style running is inadvisable or disadvantageous for all runners; it proves only that the question of whether barefoot is best is not easily answered. Well: Is Barefoot-Style Running Best? New Studies Cast Doubt 2013-06-05T04:10:40Z Doing this would put the victim in an extremely disadvantageous position, “leading to a gradual loss of power and position and inevitable vassalage.” We tried to weaponize the weather 2013-04-27T19:00:00Z It is deliberately avoiding repaying these bondholders, and it used its sovereign immunity to force a disadvantageous situation. Deal Professor: In Court Battle, a Game of Brinkmanship With Argentina 2012-11-27T22:13:31Z We are trying to monitor sales activity but mainly we are looking for sales that might be disadvantageous to the customer. Making Customer Data In Finance Profitable 2012-11-09T14:17:47Z "The board believes the current macroeconomic environment, conditions in the luxury hotel business and factors unique to Orient-Express would make this a highly disadvantageous time to sell the company to realize its true value." UPDATE 1-Orient-Express rejects $1.2 bln offer from Indian Hotels 2012-11-08T17:47:48Z It is in this disadvantageous position that Murray is at his best. Straight Sets: Appreciating the Chip Return, the Drop Shot and Andy Murray 2012-09-04T20:18:41Z Most teams, including the BayStars, lease their stadiums, often at disadvantageous rates, and their share of the concessions is smaller than what American teams receive. New Owner of Yokohama BayStars Seeks to Revitalize Franchise in Japan 2012-08-29T04:43:05Z "African presidents, before they have been elected, will have led a relatively disadvantaged life, and disadvantageous lifestyle, and that will impact on their life expectancies at subsequent ages," he says. Why do so many African leaders die in office? 2012-08-26T23:55:52Z Just hours before the final, the competitors' race positions were reallocated and Campbell was moved to a more disadvantageous lane. Olympic bronze for Alan Campbell 2012-08-03T12:02:38Z "It's like a flank attack against these stores that leaves them in the most disadvantageous position possible." U.S. targets landlords in fight against medical pot 2012-06-14T10:05:50Z Hearing these clauses, seemingly so disadvantageous for them, the Mussulmans were roused and shouted: 'O Prophet! is it thou who signeth such a compact?'—'Assuredly!' replied Mohammad with a smile. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z It would be disadvantageous for Black to play 3. Hoyle's Games Modernized 2012-04-15T02:00:05.927Z The nature of the topic on which we are engaged does not force upon us the question whether such proportionate increase of insect life be advantageous or disadvantageous. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z It would also be disadvantageous, however, for the males to evolve too narrow a window of sexual preparedness and miss their opportunity to mate with more than one receptive female. In the Heat for a Moment: The Male Giant Panda's Sex Drive Fluctuates to Match the Female's Short-Lived Libido 2012-04-04T20:15:00.213Z Theoretical considerations have led Mr. Tesla to the belief that these disadvantageous features could be obviated by employing currents of a sufficiently high number of alternations, and his anticipations have been confirmed in practice. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z A sickly, infirm look, is as disadvantageous in a physician, as that of a rake in a clergyman, or a sheepish one in a soldier. ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. 2012-03-19T02:00:22.807Z Bear in mind that it is disadvantageous to be left with two Knights only, as mate cannot be given with them. Hoyle's Games Modernized 2012-04-15T02:00:05.927Z The tariff, which was advantageous to the manufacturers of the North, was considered disadvantageous to the agricultural interests of the South. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z Further, variations thus induced may be of advantage to the continued life of the plant, or in all degrees disadvantageous or threatening to its existence. Disease in Plants 2012-03-01T03:00:22Z Another disadvantageous feature is found in the difficulty of maintaining an alternating current arc in consequence of the periodical increase in resistance corresponding to the periodical working of the current. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z “Who will be selected is up to open competition and given that we believe we’re the first, I don’t see why we should be in a disadvantageous position from that point of view.” Billionaires Vie for Railway to $40 Billion Coal Region: Energy 2012-02-24T00:55:00Z No mode of publication could well be more disadvantageous to a writer, and this should be borne in mind in estimating its value. Fletcher of Madeley 2012-02-23T03:00:39.877Z Obviously not; because those who considered that their choosing to join in making the way would have been disadvantageous, will consider it a fortiori still more disadvantageous when they are compelled to do so. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z Moreover, the suspension of the said resolutions operates equally in another point of view, in a manner the most disadvantageous for the alliance in general, and for France in particular. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.850Z What, then, is the principle determining the advantageous and the disadvantageous employment of force? The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage 2012-01-11T03:00:19.077Z The City of Ludwigsbourg is as irregular as the Palace; and its Scituation, which is very disadvantageous, will always render it a very incommodious Town, because of the unevenness of the Ground. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-06T03:00:25.023Z In regard to morals, too, a comparison between the religion of the Buddhists and of the Mahometans would be equally disadvantageous to the former. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z The company said the offer is disadvantageous to Vulcan shareholders and substantially undervalues Vulcan and its future prospects, and said the offer is illegal. UPDATE 1-Vulcan rejects Martin Marietta's $5 bln offer 2011-12-22T13:16:41Z Treaties of, though advantageous to the merchants and manufacturers of the favoured countries, necessarily, disadvantageous to those of the favouring country, 222. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z They appoint us to perform disadvantageous duties; they prescribe impossible perfections, purposely that we may transgress; they have thereby engendered in pious minds scruples and difficulties which they condescendingly appease for money. Letters To Eugenia Or, A Preservative Against Religious Prejudices 2011-11-24T03:00:47.570Z Such arrangements are disadvantageous for the complete gathering of the fruit, and therefore varieties in which they are not present would be preferred for cultivation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The Brazilians were caught in a disadvantageous position and suffered a complete and bloody overthrow. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Hence all these numerical proofs that it would lead to extinction, because it is so disadvantageous to the possessor, prove too much. Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol 3 of 3) Post-Darwinian Questions: Isolation and Physiological Selection 2011-10-18T02:00:18.363Z “Korean tax authorities or prosecutors could have found the documents in one of their investigations, which would have been disadvantageous for Systech and MTU alike,” Ernst & Young said, citing an explanation from UBMTech. Tognum Probes $32 Million in Payments to Korean Sales Agent 2011-10-17T15:55:03Z But so far from wishing to supersede Morris, Paine, in the above letter to Barr�re, gives an argument for his retention, namely, that if he goes home he will make reports disadvantageous to France. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z It augurs badly for what he writes, and so far plages him in a disadvantageous light before the public. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z The dread it cast on the mind was always unpleasant, and in proportion as its power became oppressive and disadvantageous, opposition and resistance were inevitably excited. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z If cross-infertility is so intensely disadvantageous to the individuals presenting it, it cannot have been that which made these individuals and their progeny survive. Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol 3 of 3) Post-Darwinian Questions: Isolation and Physiological Selection 2011-10-18T02:00:18.363Z Without sufficient fat reserves in all these animals, it would seem disadvantageous for them to have made these travels. Ecological Studies of the Timber Wolf in Northeastern Minnesota 2011-10-03T02:00:28.037Z The whole surface of the relief is thus slightly tilted over towards the spectator, in order to compensate as far as possible for the disadvantageous conditions under which the frieze had to be viewed. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z Organizing his forces as best he could in these most disadvantageous circumstances, Winthrop set out from Albany on his march northwards. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z I should never have held up my head again if I had allowed her to make such a disadvantageous alliance. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z In 1901, a notable illustration of the power of music over disease was given at the Samaritan Hospital, connected with Temple University in Philadelphia, although the experiments were made under disadvantageous circumstances and environment. Increasing Personal Efficiency 2011-07-31T02:00:10.480Z And he, with all his power of being jolly under the most disadvantageous circumstances, would probably be found under the wheels of a passing express within a fortnight. Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z If, however, the effort to overcome disadvantageous conditions be very great or much prolonged, the life of the individual is never quite so vigorous and symmetrical as it might and should have been. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z If a confession is given in evidence, the whole of it must be given, and not merely the parts disadvantageous to the accused person. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z My dear child, you could not anyhow get a more disadvantageous reputation! Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z This rivalry is all the more disadvantageous because China is competing in notably cost-effective ways, and we are not.” News Analysis: Wary Rivals, U.S. and China Try to Reach Truce on Military Strategy 2011-07-15T02:01:10Z Is it not surprising that nature should have furnished us with such disadvantageous levers? Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z How disadvantageous that second marriage turned out—well, you, old friend, will remember. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z People flirt, and try to befool one another, to outdo a rival, but love, which might induce one to contract a disadvantageous marriage, never. A Noble Name or D?nninghausen 2011-07-04T02:00:22.783Z I can well imagine how many disadvantageous things people will tell thee at my expense. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z Now the establishment of such inequality cannot be shown in the abstract to be either advantageous or disadvantageous to the body of the nation. Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy 2011-06-29T02:00:26.763Z That leaves biologists two ways to approach the question of how a particular disadvantageous allele can persist in the human population: intensive study of the population's genetics, and mathematical or computer-based modeling. The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Natural Selection and Evolution, with a Key to Many Complicating Factors 2011-06-21T15:45:00.230Z The Spaniard at length attacked in earnest, and, according to Shelvocke's account, handled his ship cleverly, keeping the Speedwell in a disadvantageous position, and battering her with his broadsides, Shelvocke making what return he could. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z An excess of Anthion or of water is decidedly useful, but less is disadvantageous. Photogravure 2011-06-19T02:00:24.663Z Considering the disadvantageous circumstances of his youth, Mr. Fifield's career has been a notable one. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z If they were disadvantageous to him, the opinions of others, it was well. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z In fact, there are periods where the percentage of critters with two disadvantageous alleles increases. The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Natural Selection and Evolution, with a Key to Many Complicating Factors 2011-06-21T15:45:00.230Z "The idea of dumping gold on the market in a hurried sale would be extremely disadvantageous, not only to the taxpayers, but also to the markets," that official said. U.S. does not expect August 2 debt deadline to change 2011-05-18T20:03:26Z And really, my dear Esther," said the husband, "the match is not so disadvantageous after all. Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-17T02:00:19.780Z It is even more disadvantageous to cut off too short than to “‘follow’ too far.” A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z Is he not a writer who has carefully suppressed all which could be disadvantageous to his hero? A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z Here are ten replicate simulations, with graphs like the one above superimposed on each other for comparison: So drift and mutation complicate things--sometimes, rarely, the disadvantageous allele persists for 50 generations. The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Natural Selection and Evolution, with a Key to Many Complicating Factors 2011-06-21T15:45:00.230Z The fact is, I did behave badly; but it is to be attributed to my health, spirits, and the disadvantageous ground I stand on in society. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z "That track would be very disadvantageous for the X---- district," he observed. 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z During his lifetime he published many volumes, but they were for the most part written under disadvantageous circumstances, and merely afford indications of what he might have achieved in literature. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z Peace was concluded in 1305, but owing to Guy of Dampierre, and the leading Flemish nobles being in the hands of the French king, on terms 480 very disadvantageous to Flanders. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z It became unpopular and decidedly disadvantageous in a material sense to be known as a non-Christian. The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History 2011-03-09T03:00:46.980Z It thus ceased to be disadvantageous to print small books, whereas so long as each page had to be pulled separately it was obviously wasteful to make that page a very small one. Fine Books 2011-03-08T03:00:40.363Z “We regard the transaction as disadvantageous to Berkshire if a substantial number of Wesco shareholders elect to take Berkshire stock,” Buffett said in the letter. Buffett Says Wesco Deal May Be Disadvantageous to Berkshire 2011-03-07T21:56:01Z “It is completely disadvantageous to the very people it was intended to protect and prevents insurers from using a legitimate rating factor,” Adrian Brown, chief executive of the London-based company, said in a statement. EU Court Ruling Could Force Women to Pay More for Insurance 2011-03-01T11:14:07Z It is true, there might for aught we knew be more white balls than black and red together; and if so, our bet would, if we knew more, be seen to be a disadvantageous one. A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive 7th Edition, Vol. II 2011-03-01T03:00:40.557Z The former was celebrated for "keeping jolly under disadvantageous circumstances," and seemed to mourn over those dispensations of good fortune which detracted from his credit in being jolly. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z The shoalness of the north shore, as before remarked, is also disadvantageous as to erecting wharfs, quays, &c. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z In spite of his uncle's rigid discipline, the young man's stay at Odensburg did not seem to have been disadvantageous to him, for he looked more manly and healthier than in the spring. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z Although this primitive furnace could be made to act, its efficiency was low, and the use of a separate fire was disadvantageous. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z To put things into context, Germany entered the single currency more than a decade ago at a disadvantageous exchange rate. Has Germany just been lucky? No, it's down to hard graft and quality 2011-01-12T20:50:50Z Our success has hitherto been obtained, not in consequence, but in spite of the disadvantageous circumstances under which discoverers have laboured. The Scientific Basis of National Progress Including that of Morality 2010-12-30T03:00:25.567Z "We do not deliberately structure transactions that are economically disadvantageous" to serve its own purposes. BofA Says 6 Trades Incorrectly Hid Debt 2010-07-09T23:47:00Z This contract is extremely disadvantageous for local people. 'Not fair!' 2010-05-05T23:03:00Z Rain in the evening is always thought to be disadvantageous to Labour, says Mr Howard, because the conventional wisdom is that their voters tend to go to the polls between teatime and 10pm, he says. Blue sky thinking 2010-05-04T13:10:00Z Chelsea, Arsenal and United all went into round two in a disadvantageous position. Paul Hayward on English decline 2010-04-08T15:35:00Z The court said the infringement of commercial secrets caused a great loss to the Chinese industry, putting it in a disadvantageous position in iron ore prices talks. China jails Rio Tinto staff for 7-14 years 2010-03-29T12:06:00Z And nobody wants a deal that's going to be disadvantageous for one side, and that's why this is a successful deal, because it's not. CBA reaction at Sounders FC camp -- exclusive with Taylor Graham 2010-03-20T22:12:00Z Under these disadvantageous circumstances, it is scarcely surprising that the heliocentric theory, while admired as a daring speculation, won its way slowly to acceptance as a truth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Constructing finished apparatus is often more difficult, as it may involve the performance of several operations under disadvantageous conditions, and may demand a little ingenuity on the part of the operator. The Methods of Glass Blowing and of Working Silica in the Oxy-Gas Flame For the use of chemical and physical students Altogether it was a disadvantageous position, particularly for the exchange of repartee with such of my comrades as my youthful amiability had not endeared; I have seldom seen more cheerful indifference to bad weather. One-Act Plays By Modern Authors Never will I live to see the moment which would oblige me to conclude a disadvantageous peace. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. From so disadvantageous a condition as this of villenage it may cause some surprise that the peasantry of England should have ever emerged. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 As I foresaw at the time, this arrangement has proved very disadvantageous to the Department, & has reduced the number of pupils, at once, more than one half. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Had Stuart kept the cavalry between the two armies, and informed Lee as to the movements of the enemy, he would not have been placed in such a disadvantageous position as he was at Gettysburg. From Bull Run to Appomattox On account of their shortness and the height above the water at which they were worked, the angle which the oars made with the water was very steep and consequently disadvantageous. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships If he roquets an enemy's ball, he croquets it, if he wishes, into a disadvantageous position. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club It must be remembered that I have introduced this disadvantageous representation of civil architecture, as a proof of general poverty and backwardness in the refinements of life. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 To be sure, it could pass laws about navigation which concerned all parts of the British Empire; but, somehow, it made these laws very profitable to England and very disadvantageous to Virginia. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1878, No. 7. An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks Now this third function, the regulation of relative intensities, has hitherto been discharged through the judgment of the ears of a conductor, who is placed in the most disadvantageous position for judging by his ears. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. It might be supposed that, in this state of things, he would be placed in a disadvantageous attitude for arranging terms with his adversary. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Even under such disadvantageous circumstances, I have heard that they often discover traits of kindness and fidelity, and receive many slights and insults with a patience which would do honour to their masters themselves. The Adventures of a Cat And a Fine Cat too! Even in the wars of Edward III., the disadvantageous tactics of chivalry must have been perceptible; but the military art had not been sufficiently studied to overcome the prejudices of men eager for individual distinction. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 I was afterwards apprehensive that this latter arrangement might be disadvantageous to us, but nothing could be better or fairer than his statement. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) But especially disadvantageous is the decentralization in respect to the sale. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" In spite of one or two disadvantageous facts in her career, Madame Comte seems to have uniformly comported herself towards her husband with an honourable solicitude for his well-being. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" Republicanism appears there in its most disadvantageous form. Essays on the Constitution of the United States The characters may sometimes be useful, sometimes quite indifferent, neither advantageous nor disadvantageous. Naturalism And Religion A disadvantageous wind and rain at first prevented the troops from embarking, and it was feared that the retreat could not be effected that night. Nathan Hale The Emperor took advantage of his stay at Lahore to direct the more complete pacification of Sind, affairs in which province had taken a disadvantageous turn. Rulers of India: Akbar The drying, packing and transport of the bark are all operations of a laborious description conducted under most disadvantageous conditions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" What a disadvantageous contrast to the Spinhaus, in Amsterdam, where the confined sit under the eye of a matron, spinning or sewing, in plain and neat dresses provided by the public! Old and New London Volume I Then from some unknown source evidence was brought forward by which many disadvantageous circumstances were discovered. Timar's Two Worlds Such result would in no way advance the interests of those whom you represent, and would in other respects be disadvantageous to British interests. Notes on the Diplomatic History of the Jewish Question But a mode of behavior might be neutral in this respect, or even slightly disadvantageous, and yet not be weeded out unless the struggle for existence were very keen. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life The work of digging and preparing the mine was prosecuted under the most disadvantageous circumstances. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War But in order that he may at all hazards score a point, he introduces the argument that “probably the British farmer ... does not regard this competition of German with English manure manufacturers as altogether disadvantageous.” Are we Ruined by the Germans? He represents persons and actions under the most disadvantageous circumstances he can, speaking of those which may appear objectionable, and passing by those which may be commendable. Talkers With Illustrations Now I do not say that the contrast of the ancient with the modern building, and the strangeness with which the earlier architectural forms fall upon the eye, are at this day disadvantageous. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), The earth is but one of their own number, and from it the point of view must be disadvantageous. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. Whatever tends as a harmonious means to the realization of an end is advantageous, but that is disadvantageous which, by contradicting its idea, hinders or destroys it. Pedagogics as a System Since there are risks inseparable from human life, can we do better than to throw them back upon that period of life when they are least disadvantageous? Émile or, Concerning Education; Extracts Thus," added Mr Barlow, "you see how little reason there is to despair of youth, even in the most disadvantageous circumstances. The History of Sandford and Merton The sea will soon be freezing, and we should run a great risk of being frozen in at a disadvantageous point.” Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I Our new house did look exceedingly like a beaver-dam, with this disadvantageous difference, that no expedient of diving could bring us to better chambers on the other side of the wall. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. Advantage and disadvantage being then only relative terms, a habit which is advantageous for one man in one case may be disadvantageous for another man, or even for the same man, under different circumstances. Pedagogics as a System The first line of the King left the ravine and boldly marched to the enemy; but the prodigious fire of the Imperial artillery, and the descent of the ground, were too disadvantageous. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 An illustration of the advantageous effect of this procedure upon public morale and of the disadvantageous effect of the opposite occurred after the Battle of the Marne. The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone Hyder now applied for assistance to Madras; but the settlement had no assistance to give, and Hyder was forced to make a disadvantageous treaty. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 The megaloblastic degeneration of the bone-marrow is no doubt due to chemical influences, which alter the type of regeneration in a disadvantageous manner. Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological For from this standpoint alone can we finally decide what is allowable and what is forbidden, what is advantageous and what is disadvantageous. Pedagogics as a System These natural obstacles, meanwhile, were not disadvantageous to the rebels. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 The newspapers announce that unhappy Montenegro has had to submit to the inevitable after having struggled heroically under particularly disadvantageous conditions against an enemy much superior in number and formidably armed. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War George Legget, one of the drovers, was never after heard of; but Jesse Hughes succeeded in getting off though under disadvantageous circumstances. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State But you were afflicted with ideas of honor and decency, which are disadvantageous in deputies of The Master. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 Whatever action tends as a harmonious means to the realization of our purpose is desirable or advantageous, and whatever either partially contradicts or wholly destroys it is disadvantageous. Pedagogics as a System I have a great respect for the medical gentlemen who have taken up their position in remote districts of Scotland, and devote themselves to the healing art under most disadvantageous circumstances. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland It seemed an altogether difficult and disadvantageous position in which to do battle. In the Morning of Time Confused notions from fashionable publications, from periodical papers, and comedies, have made their way into common conversation, and thence have assumed an appearance of authority, and have been extremely disadvantageous to female education. Practical Education, Volume II That I most sincerely hoped that there was no chance of misunderstanding now arising; that would be most disadvantageous to the Sovereign, to the public service, to the Government, and, above all, to himself. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 The limitations imposed by the choice of a narrator with no pretensions to education or sentiment, and writing in the first person, proved in this case salutary rather than disadvantageous. Australian Writers It must however be owned, that almost all the authors who have spoken of Semiramis, give us but a disadvantageous idea of her chastity. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) All his tortuous efforts were directed to combine the latter object with the former, and at the same time to avoid a disadvantageous reaction upon his domestic policy. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) Tutet's catalogue, although drawn up in a meagre and most disadvantageous style, is a great favourite with me; chiefly for the valuable articles which it exhibits. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance We shall merely say, that any measure calculated to place agriculture and industry generally, in a disadvantageous and defenceless position, must have met with our unfactious, but firm, opposition. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 But upon the whole my guardian had a narrow escape of descending to posterity in a disadvantageous light, had he rolled down to it through my hexameters. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 Some rights of property, again, may be advantageous, others disadvantageous. Liberalism If it succeeded, it must be disadvantageous to him: if it failed, he was lost. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) Notwithstanding the disadvantageous position of free negroes in a community consisting of whites and slaves, it is evident that, even upon these terms, freedom is considered a blessing. An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans But the morning would bring fresh light, with curiosity unsatisfied, and that would be more disadvantageous. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness It is true, there might, for aught we knew, be more white balls than black and red together; and if so, our bet would, if we knew more, be seen to be a disadvantageous one. A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive Proper methods of extraction and use of a rock may minimize the disadvantageous effects of its structural features. The Economic Aspect of Geology The belief arose that certain disadvantageous things were to be referred to extrahuman influences, and such things were of course to be avoided—this belief produced the taboo system. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Several of the original houses still remain, to be a reproach to the rest; and I wish the disadvantageous comparison had been a warning to others to have avoided a like mistake.... A Book About Lawyers Equally disadvantageous, in this respect, is the practice of riding upon horseback, as the organs of generation are, of necessity, frequently compressed either against the saddle or the horse's back. Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs: Three Essays on the Powers of Reproduction It is much less disadvantageous in times of great commotion, when all business is brought to a stand still, to extend the time in which bills of exchange etc. are payable. Principles Of Political Economy Abundance of tremolite may also be disadvantageous to limestones and marbles, because it weathers to a greenish-yellow clay and leaves a pitted surface. The Economic Aspect of Geology There is no doubt that much may even yet be learned under all the disadvantageous conditions of our position; there is still room for the labour of whole generations of astronomers provided with splendid instruments. The Story of the Heavens With us the commander-in-chief of the transport troops is lower in rank than the commander of the escorting squadron, a designation which the vicissitudes of war have found very disadvantageous. Operations Upon the Sea A Study You say Eleanor gave you no direct answer to your entreaties; I don't profess to be a judge in such matters, but it appears to me her hesitation was not disadvantageous to you. Fern Vale (Volume 1) or the Queensland Squatter There is not in the whole catalogue of acting plays a character more disadvantageous to an actor, than that of Alonzo. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810 By devoting ourselves exclusively to one mineral resource, we might work out a conservation program very disadvantageous to the best use of some other mineral commodity. The Economic Aspect of Geology At the South Pole there is no conspicuous star to indicate its position approximately—a circumstance disadvantageous to astronomers and navigators in the southern hemisphere. The Story of the Heavens Alcoholic liquors are, to my mind, not only not valuable, but distinctly disadvantageous, in the treatment of disease, except in rare instances, as for example in the initial chill of some acute infectious disease. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say In the second, the cheapness is a local accident, advantageous to the local purchaser, disadvantageous to the local producer. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing Natural selection evolves blind races whenever eyes are useless or disadvantageous, as with parasites. Are the Effects of Use and Disuse Inherited? An Examination of the View Held by Spencer and Darwin But even if China's claim is intrinsically just from her own standpoint, we should not agree to it if it is disadvantageous to us. Peking Dust These properties, which it would seem, are just adapted to renovate very light land, under certain circumstances, may become disadvantageous on heavier soils. Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel Even in the small doses customarily used, the quantity of alcohol is often irritating to the stomach, and may be disadvantageous in other ways.” Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say He ordered the journals to "put in quarantine all news that might be disadvantageous or disagreeable to France." An Introduction to the History of Western Europe The letters are as good as they could be expected to be under these conditions, which are to our mind heavily disadvantageous. Studies in Literature and History It does not attempt to give the smallest idea of the hard work, often accomplished under disadvantageous circumstances, carried out by all ranks, which made possible the work done in the war. Short History of the London Rifle Brigade On the United States side, road conditions were similar but much less disadvantageous. Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1 The disadvantageous circumstances on our part, under which the war was undertaken, can never be forgotten. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. But instead of that, I was obliged to operate in a constrained position, that was both disadvantageous and fatiguing. The Boy Tar The couple in the center is obliged to link arms; therefore the center place is the most difficult and considered disadvantageous. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium There could hardly be a more absurd or disadvantageous professional conceit than this. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 The victories of France remained barren in the face of a united Europe; and her exhaustion forced her for the first time since Richelieu's day to consent to a disadvantageous peace. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 Egerton advised him that the demise was disadvantageous, but that it might be hard to terminate it without Browne's concurrence. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography The final outcome, then, must be disadvantageous to publisher and advertiser alike. Psychology and Social Sanity "Take-all" occasionally affects wheat crops growing under any disadvantageous set of conditions, but good farming is a remedy for that trouble, which is a minor one. Wheat Growing in Australia I believe the human race is improving, despite the disadvantageous surroundings and conditions which hamper honest effort and stultify truth. The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 2 A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies There was only one way to get clear of this tactically disadvantageous position: to turn the whole fleet about and steer on an opposite course. A History of Sea Power The evening, however, was not disadvantageous to the Government. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Volume 2, 1844-1853 I am not surprized; to speak the truth is useful to whom it is spoken, but disadvantageous to those who speak it, since it makes them hated. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I It is equally disadvantageous to blast a wet subsoil. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. November 18 and 19, 1913 The state of things was such that Lee could not retreat without a general engagement, and he could not enter upon it except upon disadvantageous conditions. Reminiscences of a Rebel Mr. Dickerson rightly remarks that it is disadvantageous to directly control the distribution of the water upon the carbide by means of the holder of the gasometer. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 A subtle difference that would hardly be defined as superiority; was it not rather something contradictory, not quite homogeneous, and in so far disadvantageous? A Venetian June The position of the cavate dwellings is a disadvantageous one to reach any cultivated fields if defenders were necessary. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 One of the disadvantageous points about the White House was its distance from any town or market. Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication The unhappy Charles ascended the throne under disadvantageous circumstances. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 Most Englishmen would have agreed to the very terms which were contained in the Treaty, disadvantageous as these conditions were in many points. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I No; he felt that would be only to court seizure, for his position would be so disadvantageous that he could not defend himself if he were seized. Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story This system was, however, especially disadvantageous to one class of estated proprietors, the Municipalities. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society As I said before, when some experience is gained, glassblowing, becomes a very simple art, and work can be done under circumstances so disadvantageous that they would entirely frustrate the efforts of a beginner. On Laboratory Arts I have no doubt the enemies of my family mentioned every disadvantageous fact. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette Then again, if I were in his place, I would not allow a disadvantageous half-million to take me away from you two. John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein I suppose that the Opposition will be compelled to move an amendment to the Address, though they are fully aware how disadvantageous and injudicious a mode of attack that is. Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) From the Original Family Documents Phillips and his handful of doughboys who were outnumbered more than three to one and forced to give battle in a place well known to the enemy but strange to the Americans and severely disadvantageous. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 Though customs may start as allegedly or actually useful practices, they tend, so strong is the influence of habit over the individual, to outlive their usefulness, and may become, indeed, altogether disadvantageous conventions. Human Traits and their Social Significance One of p. 167our party referred to its extraordinary degree of vitality, even under disadvantageous circumstances. Byeways in Palestine Some readers may perhaps be offended at his making his entr� in so disadvantageous a character as that of a thief. Parodies of Ballad Criticism (1711-1787) A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb, 1711, by William Wagstaffe; The Knave of Hearts, 1787, by George Canning To have been made use of as a step, on which a disadvantageous marriage might be avoided without detriment to her own interest! Kept in the Dark Some of them were more successful, in that they did, occasionally, get sight of the fugitive, but always under circumstances disadvantageous to themselves. At the Time Appointed Antiquity always begets the opinion of right; and whatever disadvantageous sentiments we may entertain of mankind, they are always found to be prodigal both of blood and treasure in the maintenance of public justice. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II Her speed under disadvantageous circumstances had been good, and her engines had worked admirably. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships In other ways the diminution of population was distinctly disadvantageous to the lords of manors. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England Pompey, because he was encamped on a hill, drew up his army at the very foot of it, ever in expectation, as may be conjectured, that Cæsar would expose himself to this disadvantageous situation. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume II (of X) - Rome Our money was not exhausted, as I had drawn upon my father for 60 pounds, which, with the disadvantageous exchange, had given me fifty Napoleons. Peter Simple Having missed the opportunity of raking the enemy, we were now placed in a disadvantageous position to leeward. The Two Supercargoes Adventures in Savage Africa I saw, therefore, that it would be very disadvantageous to me to run any risk of being lowered in their estimation. Dick Onslow Among the Redskins The heat of the day was not on the whole so disadvantageous from the point of view of the operator, as the cold of the nights during the winter in Orange River Colony. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre It did seem tragic to appear to an interesting stranger under such disadvantageous circumstances. Etheldreda the Ready A School Story Yet I do not view them in so disadvantageous a light at present, as some do. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) The more freight in persons a merchant and captain can bring in a ship, the more profitable it is, provided that they do not die en route, for then it may be disadvantageous. American Lutheranism Volume 1: Early History of American Lutheranism and The Tennessee Synod Opponents of Aristotle maintained that by the accidental occurrence of combinations, organisms have been preserved and perpetuated such as final causes, did they exist, would have brought about, disadvantageous combinations or variations being speedily exterminated. On the Genesis of Species At home he was often exacting and quarrelsome, particularly towards his wife; thus placing himself, beside the kind and cheerful Jacobi, in a very disadvantageous light. The Home Now, elongated legs proving disadvantageous to their necessity of gliding and hiding, very short legs, being only four in number, since they are vertebrate animals, would be incapable of moving their bodies. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work He is a curious example of the power which a real artistic insight may exhibit under the most disadvantageous forms. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) I do not know whether in this position a small sum in the list is not more disadvantageous than nothing at all. That Stick The Indian, from the force of circumstances, was compelled to hold his disadvantageous position, inasmuch as he had to move out from among the trees, while Jack remained within their shadows. Two Boys in Wyoming A Tale of Adventure (Northwest Series, No. 3) I am an old faithful servant to his Excellency the Count, and therefore it is my duty to speak, when any thing is done disadvantageous to his interest. The Stranger A Drama, in Five Acts But the providential man for the emergency, Eli Thayer, boldly accepted the challenge under all the disadvantageous conditions, and appealed to the friends of freedom and righteousness to stand by him in "the Kansas Crusade." A History of American Christianity The Siberians rushed out sabre or lance in hand, and engaged in a hand-to-hand conflict which was disadvantageous for the warriors of Iermak, who were too inferior in numbers. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 Again the chance offered for him to make her forget Quisanté or remember him only by a disadvantageous comparison. Quisanté The Roman being drawn into disadvantageous ground by following the retreating enemy in disorder, became exposed to this sally. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 They worried the densely-marshaled Romans with showers of arrows; and by feigned retreats, during which they continued to discharge their arrows, they led the Romans into disadvantageous positions. A Smaller History of Rome He exercised an influence humiliating and disadvantageous to us; but Bonaparte bribed him by paying him the sum of six thousand Napoleons d'or. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia It therefore afforded one of the best opportunities for judging of the capabilities of the machine under disadvantageous circumstances that could possibly occur. Obed Hussey Who, of All Inventors, Made Bread Cheap But she could also frown, and knew well how to put aside, or, if need be, to reprobate any attempt at familiarity from those whose worldly circumstances were supposed to be disadvantageous. Can You Forgive Her? Soon after there was an engagement with the Æqui, but contrary to the wish of the consul, because they had to approach the enemy by disadvantageous ground. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 His army was attacked under the most disadvantageous circumstances, where it was hemmed in between rocky heights, previously occupied by the enemy, and the Lake of Trasimenus. A Smaller History of Rome But there is no occasion to be astonished at these peculiarities, nor to found upon them any disadvantageous opinion of the mental powers of their authors and believers. The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America From one or two trials, however, and those under the disadvantageous circumstances of arranging a new machine, and the forced selection of a spot little suited for experiment, no doubt remains of the result. Obed Hussey Who, of All Inventors, Made Bread Cheap This prince had even offered to make him arbiter of his differences with Spain; and the latter power, sensible of Charles's partiality, had refused to submit to such a disadvantageous proposal. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. The latter, in the front ranks, supported the Roman cause by his courage and bravery, on disadvantageous ground. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 Most of his English counsellors dissuaded him from accepting conditions so disadvantageous and dishonorable. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell It must be confessed, that the princes and nobility, in those ages, went to war on very disadvantageous terms. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B. From Henry III. to Richard III. The king of England was now obliged to defend his dominions by arms, and to engage in a war with France and with his eldest son, a prince of great valor, on such disadvantageous terms. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John The woman I chose was then very beautiful, and it was not a disadvantageous match, but I had seen fairer faces and fortunes go by without coveting them. Sword and Gown A Novel An unsteady movement of the latter, this way and that, would be disadvantageous to the trill, to rapid scales, as well as to the cantilena. How to Sing [Meine Gesangskunst] They thought otherwise, and I was reluctantly compelled to relinquish on disadvantageous terms my half-achieved enterprise. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O We close simply with saying that, while excessive and undiscriminating taxation is always a curse, yet taxation, properly imposed, although severe and long continued, may be far from disadvantageous. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864 After the failure of several attempts to obtain a peace with the regency of Algiers, a treaty was, at length, negotiated on terms which, though disadvantageous, were the best that could be obtained. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 5 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States That judicious officer feared the reproach of avoiding an action less than the just censure of sacrificing the real interests of his country by engaging the enemy on disadvantageous terms. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States There was nothing in her features or air to obviate disadvantageous prepossessions. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 To my mind, the terms of the surrender of Limerick were disadvantageous both to Ireland and England. In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain The British boarded her, fixed in this disadvantageous position, fought their way aft, and, although the French crew was numerically superior, in ten minutes hauled down the colors. Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy He possessed the valuable faculty of keeping his mouth closed and of holding his tongue under circumstances when it would be disadvantageous to him to speak. The Delight Makers To tell the truth is useful to those to whom it is spoken, but disadvantageous to those who tell it, because it makes them disliked. Pascal's Pensées A man may say, "I am threatened with a suit in a court, and it may be very disadvantageous to me, if I disclose my defence." The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12) No doubt it was a good thing affairs had turned out as they had; the marriage would have been in many ways disadvantageous. The Good Comrade "You might find it disadvantageous to you in London." Phineas Finn The Irish Member Moreover, the Emperor somewhat optimistically presumed that France would hold Russia back on account of her own disadvantageous state of finance and her lack of heavy artillery. Before the War On the 14th of June, under circumstances thus disadvantageous, the Russian general was compelled to accept battle. The History of Napoleon Buonaparte The battle of Balaclava was practically over, and, although they had suffered no reverse, its results were decidedly disadvantageous to the allies. The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood The seventh law, I humbly conceive, not differing in substance from my articles, nor disadvantageous to England. A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II. Many men markedly inferior in capacity to Burke overcame disadvantageous accidents, but he was frequently hurried and impetuous. Public Speaking The history of the Merovingian Franks stands in disadvantageous contrast with the early vigour of the Saxon Churches. Anglo-Saxon Literature These leases, in course of years, have been found extremely disadvantageous to the landlord, the property having risen so much in value that the original rent was absurdly disproportioned. Richard Lovell Edgeworth A Selection From His Memoir The company of friends was disadvantageous to me, because they look on my bad manners as excellent: my defects appear to them skill and perfection, and my thorn as the rose and the jasmin.” Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers But he holds that it would be unmannerly and disadvantageous to the interests of the community to act upon this doctrine in practical life. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century I look up with you to the federal convention, for an amendment of our federal affairs; yet I do not view them in so disadvantageous a light at present, as some do. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 I do not wish to cause the slaughter of any more men, either of your Excellency's forces or my own, the final result, under circumstances so disadvantageous to your Excellency being a foregone conclusion. The Colored Regulars in the United States Army Already, in 1904, Russia, being in a difficult situation, was obliged to conclude a commercial treaty with Germany, very disadvantageous to herself. Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy Then, too, he begins to perceive that his resistance to prescription brings round disadvantageous results which he had not calculated upon. Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library Characteristically, however, he presented the disadvantageous as well as the favorable aspects of the matter to his employer. The Clarion He now therefore did all in his power to diminish Cæsar's reputation; obliging the magistrates not to publish any letters they received till he had diminished the credit of them, by spreading disadvantageous reports. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. For this we must make automatic and habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions as we can, and as carefully guard against the growing into ways that are likely to be disadvantageous. Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals But as for the fusion of moving objects seen when the eyes are at rest, Cattell says, "It is not necessary and would probably be disadvantageous for us to see the separate phases." Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. The armistice which was the result of the battle of Marengo, the conditions of which included the cession of all the strong places in the North of Italy, was most disadvantageous to Austria. Ten Years' Exile Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Life of the Baroness De Stael-Holstein, Written by Herself, during the Years 1810, 1811, 1812, and 1813, and Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, by Her Son. He has seen it, I presume, under disadvantageous circumstances. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills This victory compelled the enemy to sue for peace, which they obtained upon very disadvantageous terms; their king coming into the Roman camp, and acknowledging himself a vassal of the Roman empire. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. But though Rome suffered in consequence of the war, its general result was undoubtedly disadvantageous to the Parthians. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. Even where distinct vision would be 'disadvantageous' he half doubts if fusion comes to the rescue, or if even the color-wheel ever produces complete fusion. Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. Some readers may perhaps be offended at his making his entree in so disadvantageous a character as that of a thief. English Satires In this apparatus the soft iron core is at the same time a magnet through favorable induction and a disadvantageous electro-magnet. Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. Cæsar being thus frustrated in his views of blocking up the enemy, and perceiving the loss he had sustained, resolved at last to force Pompey to a battle, though upon disadvantageous terms. Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. By Wm. C. Taylor. The work was written under disadvantageous circumstances; but such as it is, I cast it out on the great sea of public opinion to abide its fate. A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin or, An Essay on Slavery He had hesitated all these weeks about Judith, and while he had threshed out the pro and con of her disadvantageous family connection, this hideous tragedy had happened. Judith of the Plains But you may be sure it was not from Philip's letters that we got these items disadvantageous to his cause. Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces. Unfortunately we were upon that tack, which was the most disadvantageous for our leak. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time My own is not of the best, which is sometimes disadvantageous to me, but not in a case like this. Notes and Queries, Number 57, November 30, 1850 Variations either advantageous or disadvantageous for the race or individual may either of them become more prevalent by close intermarriage. Disease and Its Causes He advanced to the relief at Blackwater, then besieged by the enemy, but was surrounded in disadvantageous ground. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 I tell him that if that affair be passed over without notice, new attempts will be made, every one of them more and more dishonourable and disadvantageous to this country. Maxims and Opinions of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington, Selected From His Writings and Speeches During a Public Life of More Than Half a Century Surely light comedy was never seen under such disadvantageous conditions. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character If circumstances are advantageous to us, we are not always able to effect a decision; and if they are disadvantageous, we are not always obliged to fight. Some Principles of Maritime Strategy It seems, however, to have been shown by the customs of the human race that very close intermarriage is disadvantageous. Disease and Its Causes I have made arrangements which will render my absence from the Front as little disadvantageous as may be possible. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 18, 1917 Scholars shall be regarded as citizens with regard to matters advantageous, but not with regard to matters disadvantageous to them. Readings in the History of Education Mediaeval Universities The animal only slowly rids itself of old disadvantageous form and structure and adapts itself completely to a higher mode of life. The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 Some of their works were certainly compiled under the most disadvantageous circumstances. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 The mystery is why he ever joined them on terms so disadvantageous. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) That such a circumstance, however glorious, may have been rather disadvantageous than otherwise to children thereby sent out into the world at six or sixteen years, lucky to become ditch-diggers or tip-takers. Copper Streak Trail It flatters the consciousness of one's own powers, and affords, too, the ground-work of a comparison nowise disadvantageous to what one believes of his own capabilities. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 Let us now imagine that an animal is so constructed as to be capable of variation along several disadvantageous or neutral lines, and along only one which is advantageous. The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 The War having ended, the disadvantageous agreement expired with it. A History of Trade Unionism in the United States No people had ever more cause to rejoice at their fate; but they are not singular, as all mankind seems prone to change, however disadvantageous or productive of confusion. The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock Its commander, knowing the disadvantageous nature of the country, would have preferred to strike northwards through the Free State and relieve Ladysmith at Bloemfontein. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria On the evening of this day, he brought-to again, under main and mizen-stay-sails, but after several disadvantageous tacks, got somewhat further from the coast towards night. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 The loan was not to be made to the small tenants themselves, which he considered would be disadvantageous, but to the proprietors, which course, he thought would be safe and beneficial. The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines Second, it's the more prudent of two rather disadvantageous courses. The Street Called Straight This armistice, proposed by Sir George Prevost, merits serious consideration, from its operation being so greatly in favor of the enemy at that time, and so disadvantageous to us. The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock It is beautiful, but it has become disadvantageous to the preservation of the race. Plays by August Strindberg, Second series Napoleon's determination to trick the allies into signing separate and disadvantageous treaties, and thus to regain by craft the ground which he had lost in fair fight at Maida. The Life of Napoleon I (Complete) The whole affair revealed Napoleon's determination to trick the allies into signing separate and disadvantageous treaties, and thus to regain by craft the ground which he had lost in fair fight at Maida. The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2) He quietly and steadily changed his front, manœuvred his army out of its disadvantageous position, attacked the enemy, and completely routed them. Plutarch's Lives, Volume II Such a room, he reflected, was also eminently disadvantageous to any figure that was not entirely sure of its divinity. The Divine Fire In short, the creed of the street is, Old Age is not disgraceful, but immensely disadvantageous. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 Compared with him, however, they have all about them something of Goliath’s disadvantageous bulk. The Art of Letters If we deprive our ships of their soldiers we expose ourselves to a sea-fight under most disadvantageous conditions. Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean It was a miracle that they had the morale to fight as they did under such disadvantageous conditions. War in the Garden of Eden On the morning of the twenty-fourth day the battle is renewed, but in a very disadvantageous manner to the Greeks, who were beaten back to their retrenchments. The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 Nothing is more disadvantageous to a community, its progress and peace, than unsettled land titles. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 9, part 1: Benjamin Harrison IV A comparison of an Elizabethan audience with a theatre-full of people at the present day is, in many ways, disadvantageous to the latter. The Theory of the Theatre As fortresses properly located favor military operations, in the same degree those which are unfortunately placed are disadvantageous. The Art of War Her geographical position is therefore singularly disadvantageous for carrying on successful commerce-destroying, unless she find bases in the ports of an ally. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 As for the arrows, even from this disadvantageous station these peerless bowmen sent them up in a high arc so that they fell inside the inclosure and took their toll. The Covered Wagon To my surprise, De Tocqueville replied that this disability, so far from proving disadvantageous to the esprits forts of the period, and the encyclopaedic school, was a source of gain to them in every respect. Correspondence & Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with Nassau William Senior from 1834 to 1859, Volume 2 The great thing is to make our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy.—Guard against ways that are likely to be disadvantageous to us, as we should guard against the plague. The Doctrine and Practice of Yoga General Benningsen's position in 1807 was less disadvantageous, because, being between the Vistula and the Niemen, his communications with his base were preserved and his operations were in no respect dependent upon his allies. The Art of War It is sufficient for this that no body assists them in it; and that they are made to see betimes that it would be disadvantageous to them to have it. Occasional Thoughts in Reference to a Vertuous or Cristian life Our money was not exhausted, as I had drawn upon my father for £60, which, with the disadvantageous exchange, had given me fifty Napoleons. Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 Attention has been called to the peculiar soil of Munich as a disadvantageous characteristic of the locality. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 The Ultramontane tendencies of French policy were favorable to it in Germany and disadvantageous in Italy; the alliance with the latter being finally wrecked by the refusal of France to evacuate Rome. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle At Elchingen the great height and steepness of the banks, rendering the fire almost ineffectual, were more disadvantageous than useful in the defense. The Art of War We might give instances … of those points … which have brought the prince, sometimes, under the disadvantageous suspicion of being inclined to the love of arbitrary power.—Swift. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10 Historical Writings From this circumstance, paganism is made to appear in a somewhat disadvantageous light, as regards self-denying duties. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics He occupied the disadvantageous position of a conservative thinker. Robert Browning The gilt background is of itself disadvantageous for the carnation of the pictures, and added to this are the long-drawn outlines of the Byzantine and old German schools, without the genuine feeling of the latter. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle It appears evident, therefore, that the left zone would be the most disadvantageous for army B, and the right zone would be inconvenient, although somewhat favorable in a certain point of view. The Art of War The occasional frequenting of this circle may not be disadvantageous to the creative artist. The Author's Craft I like being honest even when it gets me into trouble unless I think it might be too disadvantageous. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America The trade with China is very disadvantageous to the Spaniards, as well as to the inhabitants of these islands; for the only useful thing that they bring is iron, and nothing else. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century It was therefore determined, be the event what it might, to attack the enemy in their present post, disadvantageous as it was. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 It is disadvantageous to take up money at Madeira upon bills, as they make payment in dollars, which they value at a milrea. Observations Upon the Windward Coast of Africa It had been remarked by people who had time to think—rare cases in these days—that he had never made a disadvantageous friend, from his very first arrival. The Reason Why The change had been a disadvantageous one; they had lost in wealth and importance. Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire It would be an astonishingly disadvantageous thing for our family if she ran away and married him just now, when Valentine has been making himself so ridiculous. Fated to Be Free Now, as this is not true, in the first place, and may fix a disadvantageous impression of her to those she lives amongst, 'twould be unmerciful to let her or my daughter suffer by it. Sterne And in the general result, and in all important matters, the comparison became more and more fatally disadvantageous to the English Church. The Oxford Movement Twelve Years, 1833-1845 Such a method was very disadvantageous to the lower parts of traffic, and was in general an impediment to the commerce of the state. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume V. It was first hung in a disadvantageous position, but the crowd discovered its merits and would have it noticed. Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. Then, too, be begins to perceive that his resistance to prescription brings round disadvantageous results which he had not calculated upon. English Prose A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion and Practice The merchant refused any compensation from the Russian minister, although his vessel was, when she fell in with the wreck, proceeding to the Austral regions, and her putting about was greatly disadvantageous. A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America I know not why conclusions so disadvantageous to him are formed in my mind, but so it is. Calvert of Strathore Cromwell's army was in a sore strait, and would, they hoped, be shortly driven either to surrender or to fight under disadvantageous circumstances. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War I no longer see it in so disadvantageous a light. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860 Amid every variety of shop grievance, and with the widest possible difference in race, language and customs, they shared two disadvantageous conditions: industrially they were oppressed, and socially they were subject races. The Trade Union Woman This is at once apparent if one considers the result to the State when war is forced on it under disadvantageous circumstances. Germany and the Next War So a knowledge of the sums meant to have been given for peace and ransom might have a disadvantageous influence on future proceedings for the same objects. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 1, part 1: George Washington She thought of such flimsy tricks as dropping a handkerchief or a purse in the elevator some time when he happened to be in it, but rejected the plan as disadvantageous. The Apartment Next Door Mr. Jefferson's opinion of the treaty is well known from his rhetorical letter to Rutledge, which, in two or three lines, contains the adjectives, unnecessary, impolitic, dangerous, dishonorable, disadvantageous, humiliating, disgraceful, improper, monarchical, impeachable. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 21, July, 1859 Any reverse in the fortunes of our master would be disadvantageous to us. Twenty-Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman Embracing a Correspondence of Several Years, While President of Wilberforce Colony, London, Canada West As regards the splitting up of the fleet, no especially disadvantageous conditions are thereby produced. Germany and the Next War Or, if the dignity of the subject shall seem inconsistent with jesting, in that case it is not disadvantageous to throw in something sad, or novel, or terrible. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 Do you suppose that Krupp's Company regards war as disadvantageous, or circulates Norman Angell's book for a new gospel? Essays in Rebellion "You do not look upon the mixing of the schools as being necessarily disadvantageous to our people," said the minister. Trial and Triumph The first day's action was not disadvantageous to Bohemond, a beardless youth, who led the naval powers of his father. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 The shape of these wings was instructive as showing how what, from the general utility point of view, may be disadvantageous can, for a special purpose, be turned to account. A History of Aeronautics But it was not in a desirable neighborhood, and owing to the rapid growth of the business soon became disadvantageous for other reasons. Edison, His Life and Inventions Local authority has been carried to lengths which no European nation could endure without great inconvenience, and which has even produced some disadvantageous consequences in America. Democracy in America — Volume 1 He uttered no sentiment calculated to produce a disadvantageous impression: on the contrary, his observations denoted a mind alive to every generous and heroic feeling. Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale At a later date the whole ship was through fortuitous circumstances exposed to certain disadvantageous conditions which rendered her incapable of further use. British Airships, Past, Present, and Future As universal inoculation was manifestly impracticable, any half-way measure was decidedly disadvantageous, and it was not until vaccination from cow-pox was instituted that the first decided check on the ravages of small-pox was made. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine It appears then that the trial and review of full-grown men is not altogether so disadvantageous to the reckoning of our common nature, as that of boys at school. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author Philopoemen, fearing to be enclosed, and solicitous for his men, retreated over ground extremely disadvantageous, bringing up the rear himself. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans Tracts of land and golden mansions, situate in the Celestial City, were often exchanged, at very disadvantageous rates, for a few years' lease of small, dismal, inconvenient tenements in Vanity Fair. Mosses from an Old Manse and other stories This they do under very disadvantageous conditions, seeing the difference in the length of the arms of the lever. The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé He ignored entirely the art of appearing supernaturally strong, and some of his feats were rendered difficult by disadvantageous positions. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine A main cause of the disadvantageous appearance exhibited by the ordinary schoolboy, lies in what we denominate sheepishness. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author Now he had the injured sense of a man entrapped into a disadvantageous bargain. The Touchstone Preferring the friendship of France, Abbas continued the war against Russia, but his new ally could give him very little assistance, and in 1814 Persia was compelled to make a disadvantageous peace. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 They were plainly but not ill clad, though the thick hoar of dust which had accumulated on their shoes and garments from an obviously long journey lent a disadvantageous shabbiness to their appearance just now. The Mayor of Casterbridge But he was not fooled into disadvantageous compacts or concessions. An Enemy to the King A formal countenance, a demure, careful and unaltered cast of features, is one of the most disadvantageous aspects under which human nature can exhibit itself. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author He did not conceal from Frau Lenore nor from himself the disadvantageous side of those intentions; but the disadvantages were only apparent! The Torrents of Spring They were largely ignorant of the real position in the provinces, and consented to very disadvantageous terms in regard to the lines which the Germans and the French should respectively occupy during the armistice period. My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71 The situation she is at present in, it must be confessed is a disadvantageous one to her: but, if she overcome, that will redound to her honour. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 3 Had his Highness been the agent of another person, he would probably have committed many blunders, have made disadvantageous terms, or perhaps have been thoroughly duped. Vivian Grey Having so lately met with him under circumstances so different, and apparently disadvantageous, you may imagine that the joy I felt and the hope I conceived were not trifling. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor Lady Clonbrony, possessed by the idea that it was disadvantageous to appear as an Irishwoman or as a favourer of Ireland, began to be embarrassed by Lady St. James's repeated thanks. Tales and Novels — Volume 06 France at the cost of 150,000 men would be holding supine on her frontier double the number of Germans—surely no disadvantageous transaction. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places She discerned it too late; and at this moment she was doubly vexed, for she saw Miss Hunter produce herself in most disadvantageous contrast to her rival. Tales and Novels — Volume 05 But the construction of Fort Wayne and Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroads effected a great and disadvantageous change in the business of New Lisbon. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men The circumstances however that came out in the progress of the affair, were in the highest degree disadvantageous to him. Italian Letters, Vols. I and II The History of the Count de St. Julian Biainville remained at the quarters of reserve; where he observed what would be the issue of the attack, than which none could be more disadvantageous. History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing Boswell desires, being advocate for the corporation, to know whether Doctor of Medicine is not a legitimate title, and whether it may be considered as a disadvantageous distinction. Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 Thus, the qualities with which theology clothes its immaterial substances, themselves turn out disadvantageous to sound morality. The System of Nature, Volume 2 In order to set his hands free, he made treaties that were disadvantageous to France with Henry VII., Outline of Universal History I think we may say that in this act we have evidence of the persistence of a particular resolution of physiological states which is neither advantageous nor disadvantageous to the organism. The Dancing Mouse A Study in Animal Behavior Local authority has been carried to lengths which no European nation could endure without great inconvenience, and which have even produced some disadvantageous consequences in America. American Institutions and Their Influence The condition must be regarded as distinctly disadvantageous, since the organs are more exposed to injury, and the abdominal wall is weakened, as we know from the risk of scrotal hernia in man. Hormones and Heredity This was a line excessively circuitous, immensely long, full of difficulties, and equally disadvantageous as to supplies and communications. The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 This congress was in so far disadvantageous on account of the rapid movements of the armies being checked by its fluctuating diplomacy. Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 Greene feared the reproach of avoiding an action less than the just censure of sacrificing the real interests of his country by engaging the enemy on disadvantageous terms. Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched How could the Pope possibly tolerate a free Christian Council when he must be quite aware how disadvantageous such a Council would be to himself? Life of Luther It is true that his honesty did not prevent his making contracts disadvantageous to Christophe: but he kept his contracts. Jean-Christophe Journey's End Young men, in the want of companionship, often form disadvantageous acquaintances, which they can't shake off afterwards, when they might wish to do so. The Minister's Charge Even where the truth will be of advantage to those interests, they are afraid of it, because the thorough discussion of it will involve the presentation of views disadvantageous to privilege. First and Last No white man could have maintained sound dignity under circumstances so disadvantageous. Travels in Alaska |
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