Example sentences of "it have disadvantage " in BNC.

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1 It has disadvantages , of course : bigger birds like eagles tend to bite the transmitter off , and , like so many things to do with birds of prey , telemetry sets are expensive .
2 This approach is convenient , and we shall often have recourse to it ; however , it has disadvantages ( even supposing that a fully adequate account can be given of such notions as ‘ the class of dogs ’ ) .
3 This gives complete pain relief and is helpful for women having a long labour or who are getting very distressed , but it has disadvantages in that it obviously makes women feel quite passive and helpless .
4 Although it has disadvantages , it is a great deal better than the kind of society in which there is no free press , or in which the press is gagged by more and more complex and frequently unworkable rules .
5 Marsilid was tried as a treatment for depressed patients , and , given over a period of weeks rather than days , but it had disadvantages as well as advantages .
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