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In its annual report for 2022, the Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces said there is a "persistent view that the system will disadvantage or discriminate" against personnel who submit complaints.

From BBC • May 4, 2023

NASA’s deputy associate administrator for research Michael New has argued that if eliminating proprietary periods will disadvantage underresourced astronomers, the solution is to provide them with more resources.

From Scientific American • Dec. 5, 2022

The risk is that policymakers could shy away from potential privacy legislation out of fear that putting checks on access to data will disadvantage the U.S.

From Slate • Jun. 13, 2019

He is saying quite clearly that he is not going to be snookered into making deals that will disadvantage American workers and will be a shark when dealing with sharks.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2016

RBS Chief Executive Officer Stephen Hester said in October the proposed firebreaks will disadvantage U.K. banks if they are “not replicated anywhere in the world.”

From BusinessWeek • Dec. 19, 2011