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Familiarity with these is important in training and rehearsal, but the Canadians are evidently determined to protect their home-turf advantage.

2010 February « Anglican Samizdat 2010

China's domestic private-equity environment is becoming increasingly crowded, and funds are looking for opportunities to expand their horizons and leverage their home-turf advantage by picking the winners among foreign firms eyeing China's market.

Citic's Private-Equity Arm to Raise $900 Million Jonathan Shieber 2011

"They do have the home-turf advantage, coupled with the ability to blend in with the local populace."

U.S. targets outskirts of Afghan cities 2011

Familiarity with these is important in training and rehearsal, but the Canadians are evidently determined to protect their home-turf advantage.

This unsporting life « Anglican Samizdat 2010

Dean, 39, a Washington native and acolyte of the late culinary legend Jean-Louis Palladin, came into the home-turf season with high expectations.

"Top Chef" contestant Timothy Dean sues National Harbor 2010

Something Bush did very well in 2004 was make Kerry defend "home-turf states" like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Minnesota and New Hampshire.

Poll: McCain Not Totally Secure -- In Home State Of Arizona! 2009

Their home-turf competition has served them well as they pushed into overseas markets.

Rivals Samsung, LG Find Digital Detente 2008

In northern Arizona, The (Prescott) Daily Courier reported this morning that John McCain was also stepping up his home-turf efforts with a personal visit to Prescott Monday night at 9: 00 PM.

Marlene H. Phillips: Obama Airs Two Prime Time Ads in McCain's Home State 2008

The predictable effect of Bush's swaggering escalation has been a standard reaction to a bully pushing his weight around in a rival's home-turf.

Our Troops Are Dying For The Iraqi Regime To Get On With Their Politics 2007

The litany of troubles in Detroit has masked some home-turf successes.

Revving America 2007