Instinet and many of its counterparts now have a substantial competitive edge.

VM was designed as a time-sharing system, and had a substantial technical edge in running interactive applications.

For conservative investors with a pot of cash, that means short-term Treasuries now have a substantial edge.

While choices for a general election nearly 22 months away are even more ephemeral, the survey found the Democrats with a substantial edge.

There are nine other races involving incumbents and in most cases the incumbent, at least on paper, seems to have a substantial edge.

Thus, the banker has a substantial edge.

Games mathematically contrived to give the house a substantial edge.

And he has a substantial edge among married women.

Democrats had a substantial edge among independents, with 38 percent saying they would vote for the Democratic candidate, while 22 percent preferred the Republican.

He said that if the plants were managed well, the combined company would have "a substantial edge in terms of being able to market power and make money."