gain+the+advantage
121The Graduate Apprentice — is an innovative programme managed by Birmingham Future’s [http://www.birminghamfuture.co.uk] Graduates into Employment Committee, in conjunction with Graduate Advantage [http://www.graduateadvantage.co.uk] .The scheme sets out to identify an… …
122(the) upper hand — the upper hand phrase control or an advantage over a person or situation have/hold the upper hand: Government troops have the upper hand in the offensive. get/gain/take the upper hand: Agassi briefly got the upper hand in the second set.… …
123get or have the best of — idi a) to gain the advantage over b) to defeat; subdue: The pain can get the best of him[/ex] …
124gain — gain1 W2S2 [geın] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(get something)¦ 2¦(get gradually)¦ 3¦(advantage)¦ 4¦(increase)¦ 5 gain access/entry/admittance etc (to something) 6 gain an understanding/insight/impression etc 7 gain ground 8 gain time 9¦(clock)¦ …
125gain — 1 /geIn/ verb 1 GET STH (T) to obtain or achieve something important or valuable: She gained high grades in English and Math. | After gaining independence in 1957, it was renamed Ghana . | when radical left parties gained control of local… …
126gain — gain1 [ geın ] verb *** ▸ 1 get/achieve something ▸ 2 get benefit/advantage ▸ 3 increase in value ▸ 4 when clock goes too fast ▸ 5 arrive somewhere ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to get or achieve something, usually as a result of a lot of effort:… …
127The rise of Jat power — ’ (king) was conferred upon him in 1724. [Dr P.L. Vishwakarma, The Jats, I, Ed Dr Vir Singh, (Delhi:2004), 116] In past Jats always rose against tyranny, injustice, economic and social exploitations and were never overawed by claims of racial or… …
128advantage — ad•van•tage [[t]ædˈvæn tɪdʒ, ˈvɑn [/t]] n. v. taged, taging 1) any circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favorable to success or a desired end: the advantages of a good education[/ex] 2) benefit; gain; profit: It will be to your advantage …
