Collocations of 'advantage' (n)

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Read the following story 
Rich countries have an advantage over poor countries on the world market. They also have big advantage in international trade contracts. They don't give any kind of advantage to poor countries. They don't allow poor countries to enjoy an advantage of owning natural resources. They just aim at exploiting them especially African countries and they continually work to their own advantages. 

Write your own story 
Use the following collocations to write your own story: 
(1) have an advantage (+ over) 
(2) give somebody an advantage 
(3) big/great/major advantage 
(4) enjoy an advantage ( = have an advantage) 
(5) be at an advantage (= have an advantage) 
(6) work to your advantage ( = something gives you an advantage)


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