The suddenness of the move gave him an initial advantage.
Though the settlers were given initial advantages, in time their lots were not much different.
The Protestant army surprised the royal troops, and this gave them the initial advantage.
The Signature production has one big initial advantage over its predecessor.
When these were ready shortly after the ice broke up, he held the initial advantage.
By the time they become teenagers, their random initial advantage has turned into a real one.
But within seconds he knew that they had lost the initial advantage.
All the same, the hawk has the initial advantage.
He'll have the initial advantage, thanks to his sensor net.
With that hope blasted, he could still try to use the instrument, though without the initial advantage of surprise.