They often believe that the earlier children begin an activity, the more of an advantage they will have over their peers.

New small-cap growth funds held the biggest edge, an average of 9.2 percentage points over their older peers.

She demonstrates a good deal of influence over her peers including school bullies.

But Tony actually has more claim to authority over his peers than most of the adults do.

Speculation on such a deal has kept shares in the company trading at a 25 percent "take-out" premium over its peers.

As an ex-con looking for honest work, Ken had some advantages over his peers.

In this respect, it is conceivable that the physically wounded may have a slight advantage over their peers.

The reason is that funds that outperform for a year or two rarely maintain any lead over their peers.

When she was 11 or 12 years old, Long loomed over her peers.

Then came the hole that best typifies her advantage over her peers.