Example sentences of "has [det] advantage " in BNC.

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1 Biodiesel , made from rapeseed , has few advantages over conventional diesel , according to a report by Germany 's Federal Environment Office , which states that there are cheaper and more effective ways of reducing greenhouse gas emissions than by subsidising biodiesel production .
2 Neither partnership nor sole trading has this advantage ; the owners of these forms of enterprise are fully liable for all debts incurred by the business .
3 He has this advantage , but set against it he has to accept that management charges and corporation tax will be charged against trust income .
4 Hungary has some advantages for investors ( reforms began earlier , laws are better , debt is being paid ) , but Poland , with 36m people to Hungary 's 10m , offers a far bigger future market .
5 On the other hand the telephone has some advantages :
6 This methodological assumption stems from his basic phenomenological approach to sociology , and has some advantages for the sociology of knowledge and beliefs .
7 If Halliday 's pluralism is superior to monism , it also has some advantages over dualism .
8 This has some advantages , as the rotational envelope results in a spreading of the intensity of a band over a wide range , and may lead to overlapping of bands due to different vibrations .
9 The answer does not lie in saying that London has some advantages that other parts of the country do not enjoy .
10 Finally , the results of Matthewson et al suggest that the heater probe has some advantages over conservative treatment in preventing rebleeding and decreasing the number of operations .
11 Although this second method is the more complicated to administer and requires that we have at least a rough idea of the size of the primary sampling units , it has some advantages that become obvious when we recall that several primaries are generally sampled :
12 The presenter of a television series has some advantage over a writer , since filming is more flexible than book production .
13 This game is one where left-handedness has some advantage and considerable nuisance value so it is not surprising that as many as 18.5% of these first-class performers were left-handed .
14 The scheme has another advantage , in that it is a very cost-effective way of brightening the place up , especially as each design has a ‘ tube life ’ of at least a year .
15 The gravity feed has another advantage in providing an adequate supply for fire.fighting when the works is shut down .
16 The UPS has another advantage ; it not only provides clean power , it is uninterruptible power , as the name of the device implies .
17 It has many advantages over the traditional ‘ Winchesters ’ with a lower centre of gravity and a carefully controlled flow of glass within the mould so that there are no weak spots or pressure-vulnerable areas .
18 Britain has many advantages : a wealth of natural resources ; a long history of engagement with the rest of the world ; a mature and inventive people who value tolerance and freedom .
19 Space in rural bureaux is often short , hours are often limited and the portability of the microfilm system has many advantages when the information system can not be permanently stored .
20 The projector has many advantages : for instance , pre-production of the acetate sheet enables better layout , drawing and writing .
21 This policy has many advantages : It makes it possible to concentrate development and testing work on key points affecting safety , reliability , protection from radiation , and improved capacity ; Thanks to the large orders for identical equipment , the industry can anticipate its work load long in advance , equip itself accordingly , and schedule its fabrication work in the most economical manner ; Construction times are short ( now only five years for a 900-MWe unit ) because the working drawings are identical and a defective item of equipment can be replaced promptly ; And finally , standardisation makes it easier to train the operating personnel and reduces maintenance problems .
22 On the face of it electric traction has many advantages .
23 A laser ‘ knife ’ has many advantages over the scalpel — it can make a much finer cut , and causes less bleeding .
24 Netting has many advantages for those who do it well , who choose the right time , place , wind and situation .
25 Whatever the driving force , heat conservation has many advantages .
26 But it has many advantages over other holographic transform methods .
27 The success of Windows has legitimized faxing from a PC — it 's cheap , it 's easy and has many advantages over the conventional fax machine .
28 The Central Authority system has many advantages , but it can not of course ensure effective or speedy service .
29 Switch has many advantages , particularly for retailers and service companies .
30 At such times , possessing body heat is fatal , but being warm-blooded also has many advantages .
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