vantage ground
Example Sentences
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The successive failures, especially the last, gave the opposition great vantage ground in declaring against the scheme altogether.
From The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 by Joel Tyler Headley
Now, however, he conceived himself to stand on high vantage ground, and appealed to the aerial reflection as a splendid miracle wrought for his behoof.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Alexander Leighton
It was very easy to envy from the comfortable vantage ground of a hundred and fifty thousand a year.
From The Maker of Opportunities by George Gibbs
I prefer, my Lord, to maintain the vantage ground that I feel under my feet.
From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I by Charles James Lever
Much progress had been made and substantial vantage ground had been gained, but the problem still awaited practical solution.
From Story of the Aeroplane by C. B. (Charles Burleigh) Galbreath
