Here, too, Egypt is at a disadvantage.

We are handicapped because we do not have the sea.

Without the possibility of domestic currency devaluation, southern Europe finds itself with a built in productivity disadvantage vis à vis Germany.

She will grow up in a region beset by poverty, disease, war or famine. She will also confront these challenges with the added disadvantage of being female.

But the absence of a secondary breakdown of such data, like the UK style, four fold class analysis (plus examination of patterns of unemployment by ethnicity or religion), makes it hard for social workers, public heath officials, and economic planners to diagnose new problems. Without the necessary data for analysis, public health policies, for example, cannot be directed toward groups that are especially disadvantaged or otherwise at risk.

Without the necessary data for analysis, public health policies, for example, cannot be directed toward groups that are especially disadvantaged or otherwise at risk.

Poor countries are typically at a huge disadvantage in bargaining with big multinational lenders, which are usually backed by powerful home country governments.

If they are poor or otherwise disadvantaged, they are most likely to regard this as their personal, almost private destiny.

The outcome of that election is increasingly uncertain, and Merkel is now in a very uncomfortable position, which could grow into a real predicament. If Merkel opts for substantial deficit spending now , she will lose support, which is already fading fast because of increased state debt, nationalization, stimulus programs, etc.

The outcome of that election is increasingly uncertain, and Merkel is now in a very uncomfortable position, which could grow into a real predicament.

Most observers cite the authorities concern that if any sovereign does not honor its debts, all sovereign borrowers will be penalized.

Like hornless cattle, tokol women find themselves at a disadvantage, fulfilling all the traditional roles of a wife but lacking the ability to secure fair treatment for themselves and their children.

They find themselves confronted by low wage competition from people who have similar skills and ambitions, and are consequently likely to lose ground from enlargement.

Thailand on the Precipice

We have our backs to the wall.

Tom's stranded.

I'm in a tough spot.

Tom is in a desperate situation.

Affirmative action , as it was called, consisted of rules that set aside a certain percentage of representation among candidates for office, students and teachers, police and the military, and in other walks of life to members of hitherto disadvantaged groups.

I sleep standing up.

Tom is caught between a rock and a hard place.

Tom was at the end of his rope.

We are all in the same situation.

What's the best sleeping position?

He found himself in a tight spot.

The diplomats are in a precarious position.

Tom was left high and dry.

Tom found himself in a tight spot.

Tom remains in critical condition.

Wolfowitz and the World Bank at Bay

But he has been maneuvered into a peculiar dilemma.

How Bangkok ended up in a state of emergency

Where does this leave Scotland?

Every village shares this plight.

We're in really bad shape.

That makes everyone less safe.

Who is to blame for this state of affairs?

Europe does not want to find itself in this position.

The ICTY is also in trouble. To be sure, Milosevic is on trial in The Hague for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.

Its vast agricultural holdings were hamstrung by worn out equipment and the inertia of Soviet state farming.

The Federal Reserve Board's current monetary policy reflects this ambiguity it is neither lowering nor raising interest rates.

David Deutsch on our place in the cosmos

Instead, it maintains a neutral stance.

The ICTY is also in trouble.

Rural people became mired in squalor.