Scanlan, it seems, resolved to profit by an emergency so full of moment, and exacted from Lady Dorothea-for Martin was then too ill to be consulted-the most advantageous terms for himself.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
I regard this as having been highly advantageous to me, that I have always been able to win the friendship and confidence of the Eskimos; for thus I found them extremely ready to follow my advice and instructions, and to do in general anything I desired.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
There are certainly few branches of business where unity of administration is more advantageous, or where the public would benefit more from affairs being conducted from the public point of view of developing the greatest amount of gross traffic, instead of from the private point of view of making the greatest amount of net profit.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae