give somebody an advantage

Good God, we were already giving them the advantage of position!

But the man in the car ahead did not give them the advantage of the open road.

We're working on a lot of things to try to give our players an advantage.

And once in a while, it can mean nothing so much as taking your time when you've been given the advantage.

The open would give her what small advantage there might be.

It might give me a little advantage and the sort of place I was looking for.

He thought being the straight one gave him an advantage with the old man.

They probably thought it gave them an added advantage, someone to look out for.

But at the other end I think that's going to give us a big advantage.

That gives you the advantage of learning while you're on the job.