noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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economic
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I have a cynical notion that all religious revivals spawn from times of extreme economic disparity .
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Housing and schools remain segregated and unequal. Economic disparities grow ever greater and more intractable.
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I suggested that that economic disparity might be the link to all evangelical movements.
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And while many blacks have prospered financially, recent years in particular have brought heightened economic disparities within the black community.
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Bands lack formal leaders, so there are no marked economic differences or disparities in status among their members.
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In this sense, economic disparity overrides political equality in the information sphere; the marketplace of ideas has grown severely skewed.
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In such a place, illusion rivals economic disparity as an enemy to peace.
great
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The great disparity between home and away form last year was more of a freak than either aspect taken alone.
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So you do get a great disparity in numbers, which is not necessarily indicative of any kind of setup.
regional
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In addition the government would be more able to pursue policies designed to rescue collapsing firms and to reduce regional disparities of income.
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It was felt at the time that regional disparities would inhibit commitment by member states to such integration.
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Indeed it is possible to imagine circumstances in which not only are regional disparities not reduced, but they are further extended.
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They also have to work within the context of regional disparities .
wide
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A similar wide disparity in liturgical practice was evident during these decades.
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At present, wide disparities remain among different network operators in terms of both efficiency and pricing.
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Academic libraries Meaningful standards for academic libraries are particularly difficult to devise, because of the wide disparity of existing libraries.
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income
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Still, there is an immense income disparity between the largest cities, Jakarta and Soerabaya, and rural areas.
■ VERB
reduce
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In addition the government would be more able to pursue policies designed to rescue collapsing firms and to reduce regional disparities of income.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It is not easy to explain the disparity that still exists between the salaries of men and women.
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the disparity in wealth between the highest and the lowest employees
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The economic disparity between the area's black and white citizens is a serious problem.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At present, wide disparities remain among different network operators in terms of both efficiency and pricing.
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It is a method that assures perpetuation of disparities in power and of inequities in every form of day-to-day existence.
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Other figures filed Friday were also interesting because of the disparity between player and team.
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The disparities in the rates of unemployment between socio-economic groups widen during periods of high unemployment.
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The net impact of the cuts, they conclude, has been to widen disparities in economic well-being.
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These disparities are matters of concern.
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This is not surprising, for there is little reason for disparity .
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We may call this a disparity of structure, as opposed to Bach's, which could be termed a referential disparity.