I. adjective
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an equal partnership
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They regard marriage as an equal partnership.
an equal probability
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Each new baby has an approximately equal probability of inheriting maleness or femaleness.
equal a record ( also tie a record American English ) (= do as well as the record )
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Woods equalled the course record and finished eleven under par.
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Davis tied a team record by hitting six field goals.
equal importance
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When applying for a job, qualifications and experience are often of equal importance.
equal parts
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I cut the orange into four equal parts.
equal pay (= the same pay for the same type of work )
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The women at the factory went on strike for equal pay.
equal rights
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Women demanded equal rights.
equal status
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Workers of equal status should be rewarded equally.
equals sign
equal/unequal length
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She drew two lines of equal length.
even/equal British English (= one in which everyone has the same chance of winning )
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One of the men was much older so it was hardly an even contest.
on an equal footing (with sb/sth)/on the same footing (as sb/sth) (= in the same state or condition as other people or things )
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The new law puts women on an equal legal footing with men.
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Many of the old polytechnics are now on the same footing as universities.
roughly equal/comparable/equivalent
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two rocks of roughly equal size
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■ ADVERB
almost
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Theta Carinæ lies at an almost equal distance on the far side of Lambda Centauri.
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Pumping the gas in under pressure produced a beverage almost equal to that of the best mineral springs.
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For most who quit, the failure is a trauma almost equal to the pounding of the miles.
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But there is another model, of almost equal craziness, which does offer a mechanism to copy.
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In a way it mirrored the original kidnapping itself, and carried almost equal risks for everyone concerned.
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They were further reinforced by two sets of external pressures of almost equal strength.
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The total recovery of perfusion fluid was almost equal to that infused.
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Feeling her strength almost equal to Nana's, Martha thrashed her arm to break her grasp.
approximately
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The numbers of tenancies expiring each year are approximately equal .
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The classes contain approximately equal numbers of members.
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This group has approximately equal numbers and proportions of isolated and insitu incisors that are digested.
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These two strands have an approximately equal weight in terms of student workload and contribution to the overall assessment.
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These periods contained approximately equal numbers of cases.
roughly
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The relative status and esteem accorded to husband and wife will be roughly equal .
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The computed rates of injection of new NEAs for the two mechanisms are roughly equal .
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Under the agreement Mondadori was to be split into roughly equal halves, each worth around US$800 million.
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If all questions carry the same maximum marks, your answers should be given roughly equal time.
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Granulites are like their textural equivalents, granular igneous rocks, in being mosaics of interlocking crystals of roughly equal size.
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The books fell into two roughly equal groups: occult studies and lives of famous and infamous men and women through history.
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Gender Unlike many local councils, Basildon has a roughly equal proportion of men and women in its workforce.
■ NOUN
access
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We will encourage all TECs to adopt plans to help women trainees have equal access to training opportunities.
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Finally, two apartments had to be remodeled to comply with federal laws assuring equal access for handicapped persons.
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There it was said: All investors should have equal access to the rewards of participation in the securities transactions.
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There are instead just students, each and every one of them having equal access to the curriculum.
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Screening services are often fragmented, and the public may not have equal access to particular screening programmes.
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And, finally, and most important, making sure that women have equal access to opportunities.
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The local pressure group world does not provide equal access to all.
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The school is acknowledged as providing equal access and entitlement to a rich and varied curriculum.
amount
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The first half was pretty even with both teams having equal amounts of play.
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The Port is considering supplying an equal amount .
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Approximately equal amounts of each are powdered and mixed together thoroughly.
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Top each with an equal amount of the yogurt and nutmeg.
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An equal amount of injury might have happened at a football match but that was beside the point.
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Partners should contribute an equal amount of time to their business.
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In spite of its quantitative sound, political equality never means having an equal amount of any chosen characteristic.
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Rub spots with an equal amount of toothpaste and baking soda on a damp cotton cloth.
basis
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In that time the ulema of the three cities gave fetvas on an equal basis .
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The mix and match formula ensures that shareholders are treated on an equal basis .
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Political and community structures must be changed to allow older people to participate on an equal basis with other age social groups.
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Rewards are offered to all participants on an equal basis and these rewards are over and above the normal sales compensation.
chance
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However, we require that every secondary sampling unit has an equal chance of inclusion in the sample.
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A defined population has an equal chance of appearing in the sample.
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Doctors said the boys had an equal chance of survival.
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Households were selected by a method that gave all telephone numbers, listed and unlisted, an equal chance of being included.
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They stand an equal chance only if you get the price right.
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The number of strands in each rope would then be adjusted until there was an equal chance of failure.
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This year we have added a special category for best new garden under three years old to give everyone an equal chance .
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Every young person who has achieved the Compact goals will have an equal chance of securing a Compact job.
footing
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It was not until 1923 that the sexes, on this ground, were placed on an equal footing .
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Buthelezi had repeatedly insisted on a meeting with Mandela on an equal footing and in his capacity as head of Inkatha.
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Magistrates may have some difficulty in putting on an equal footing Social Services Departments, and the parents of children in care.
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This has enabled domestic markets to compete on a much more equal footing .
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If the supplier is on an equal footing with the buyer there will be no implied undertaking.
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Buthelezi for his part had frequently called for such a meeting, insisting on meeting Mandela on an equal footing .
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It would be nice to think they might meet on an equal footing .
importance
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Remember to pay ongoing attention to the intonation, and regard it as of equal importance to get right as the actual words.
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Of equal importance are the relative amounts of assimilation and accommodation that take place.
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Of equal importance are those social factors which come into play when the user or former user is back on the streets.
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He and Johnson, however, emphasized the equal importance of volunteers.
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Indeed, horticulture is of equal importance to the maintaining of the animal collection.
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Qualitative measurement of skill mix within departments is usually of equal importance .
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Of equal importance , the social side was satisfactory.
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Hence we concentrate on the user-catalogue interaction and on the interactive dialogue in particular with user and catalogue system inputs having equal importance .
length
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The radiating ribs of a fan are of equal length and the bounding line is in the form of a semicircle.
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Take a sharp knife and cut the roll into four equal lengths .
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The lines must be of equal length , and fully paid-out before launch.
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It must be greater than unity unless all the molecules are of equal length , as is easily seen.
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It is usual for them to come in two equal length pieces to fit a central ferrule.
measure
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Advertising proved a more fertile category, with decisions which set heads nodding and shaking in equal measure .
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The opponent during all of this was reduced to looking on with equal measures of admiration and amazement.
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Her doubts about its truth do not, in equal measure , dislodge her belief.
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I was angry and embarrassed in equal measure and hated them.
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Neil Young commands fear and respect in equal measure .
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Is it one of those reactions that occur spontaneously when journalists' ink is mixed with an equal measure of pure ignorance?
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Bishop had known what was happening: the Guild of Adjudicators was famed and feared in equal measure amongst the Earth colonies.
number
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For example, the customer might ask to be given equal numbers of 5p and 20p coins for use in a vending machine.
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One hundred fifty years after the event equal numbers of people might each choose one of the above descriptions.
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Each strategy was matched against each other strategy an equal number of times.
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Achieving road warrior status requires fifty airplane flights a year and an equal number of hotel nights.
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This group has approximately equal numbers and proportions of isolated and insitu incisors that are digested.
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A new civilian police force has been created, with equal numbers of ex-soldiers and ex-guerrillas in its ranks.
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There were literally thousands of competitors from all the London boroughs, along with an equal number of supporters and spectators.
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A large body, such as the earth or the sun, contains nearly equal numbers of positive and negative charges.
numbers
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For example, the customer might ask to be given equal numbers of 5p and 20p coins for use in a vending machine.
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One hundred fifty years after the event equal numbers of people might each choose one of the above descriptions.
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The classes contain approximately equal numbers of members.
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First, let us drop the assumption of equal numbers of firms.
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This group has approximately equal numbers and proportions of isolated and insitu incisors that are digested.
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Foster's office bookcase contains about equal numbers of books on chemistry and on accountancy.
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A new civilian police force has been created, with equal numbers of ex-soldiers and ex-guerrillas in its ranks.
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A large body, such as the earth or the sun, contains nearly equal numbers of positive and negative charges.
opportunity
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An equal opportunity policy, reducing a, would, for given earnings inequality, reduce the inequality of consumption.
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I do believe in equal opportunity .
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Our college, and authority, now has an equal opportunities policy document.
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At the council office where she worked, the office that dealt with equal opportunities and discrimination.
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So those who espouse equal opportunity need to elaborate its purpose.
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Every Whitehall Department now has a nominated Minister who is specifically responsible for promoting equal opportunities in public appointments.
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The process entails interviews with equal opportunities officers, and rigorous questioning of his own beliefs.
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How about an equal opportunities policy for the franchise?
partner
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Teacher and pupil, even primary school pupil, were equal partners in this joint exploration.
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I say that what I want is an equal partner .
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On the campaign trail, she made it clear she wanted to be an equal partner .
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The modern wife is considered more of an equal partner and helpmate than a chattel or a housekeeper.
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In some cases all the centres involved may be equal partners .
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In fact, psychology and biology have to be equal partners in our analysis of the brain.
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It promised to adopt more democratic structures and said it would be an equal partner with other political parties.
pay
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Religious grumbles continued, but the Government's only serious defeat was over equal pay for women teachers.
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Most of all, they need equal pay and comparable worth.
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Article 6 reinforces the legal rights on equal pay obtained by women in this country, in 1970.
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In 1958 the Civil Service led the way towards equality by granting equal pay .
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In spite of equal pay legislation women have continued to be paid less than men.
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They want equal pay to traditional universities.
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Your solicitor can also advise you on questions relating to equal pay .
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As wage earners themselves, they saw the morality of equal pay .
protection
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This connection between integrity and the rhetoric of equal protection is revealing.
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A local Republican party of official claimed the law violated equal protection and First Amendment principles.
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Everyone should have equal protection by the law and the ability to appeal against local authority.
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Again, equal protection and due process concerns are evident.
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Instead, it guaranteed equal protection to all-except where equality conflicted with state or canton laws.
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The Constitution, and the courts that have interpreted it, posit rights to liberty, privacy and equal protection .
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Segregation on the basis of race is a denial of equal protection in violation of the Constitution. 38a.
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Article 26 provides equal protection before the law and equal protection of the law without any discrimination.
representation
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They argue for a more equal representation of women and men among psychologists.
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The Democratic party's demands include equal representation on committees, but they have yet to win Republican agreement to this.
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Teaching material is scrutinised for equal representation of gender in illustrations and text.
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Riche told reporters that the samples will be taken in each county to ensure equal representation .
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We have a right to be represented in a women's magazine that's fighting for equal representation .
right
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Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that the people of Northern Ireland demand equal rights with those on the mainland?
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Both husband and wife had equal rights to divorce in Roman society.
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Be tolerant, they have an equal right to life.
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It is also passionately concerned with the cult of the Black Virgin and has a remarkable record of equal rights for women.
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Nations and ethnic groups, similarly, would have equal rights , at least within the Soviet federation.
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But their equal rights were not to justice.
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Guarantee equal rights for gay men and lesbians through changes to criminal law, anti-discrimination legislation and police practices.
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It would also give females equal rights of inheritance with males, replacing the frequent favoritism toward the eldest son.
size
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Many churches had four simple gables of equal size one on each face, surmounted by a central dome upon a drum.
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Some species create carbon dioxide at a faster rate than others of equal size .
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Slice the orange across to form round slices of equal size .
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Usually if two gray angels of nearly equal size are placed together a fight to the death ensues.
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For cell kinetics evaluation, each crypt was divided into five compartments of equal size .
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A child is presented with two containers of equal size and shape, as in Figure 4. 5.
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And Mr Wallis believes the town should be thinking in terms of an attraction of equal size and prestige as the Beamish Museum.
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Granulites are like their textural equivalents, granular igneous rocks, in being mosaics of interlocking crystals of roughly equal size .
status
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Relationships in which the two individuals concerned are of exactly equal status are very unusual.
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What then of researching known subjects of equal status within your peer group?
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Will equal status be given to road and rail investment?
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Correspondingly most of the persons in a close network of relationships are of unequal rather than equal status .
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We should see our respective institutions as having equal status , and our individual functions as equivalent regardless of grade. 7.
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They are considered beneath contempt in the system, but at Grendon everyone has equal status .
treatment
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It is particularly concerned to ensure fair and equal treatment for all shareholders.
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The difference among educational groups in expectations of equal treatment by the police is similarly high in both countries.
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They would still not have equal treatment with Falklands war widows, who receive about £124 a week.
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Not until she moved to San Diego in 1988 did she seek equal treatment for herself.
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So, the government was not inclined to insist on equal treatment .
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However, it was clear from the way she spread the toes of her other foot that it desired equal treatment .
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Examples: Do nonwhites and whites in the United States enjoy equal treatment before the law?
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In any event, the needs of humans warrant full and equal treatment to those of owls and snail darters.
value
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With respect to desire, they insist on the equal value of products of the hunt and products of the garden.
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None the less, it has its own special flavour which is of equal value .
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As recession forces companies to cut costs, fundraisers are emphasising the equal value to charities of sparing time and expertise.
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But they do not all offer equal value for money.
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They may turn out to be Of equal value to those who do.
weight
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The new title gave equal weight to both nationalities in the republic.
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Whereas in the Catholic Church the word and Churches Doctrine held equal weight .
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Will social factors be given equal weight with medical factors when determining such claims?
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Everyone's opinion has equal weight .
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It would ensure that the vote of every citizen had equal weight .
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These two strands have an approximately equal weight in terms of student workload and contribution to the overall assessment.
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If, for example, two perceptive functions are of equal weight , they tend to interfere with and jam each other.
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If you don't have fresh fruit to hand, just use an equal weight of canned or frozen fruit instead.
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all (other) things being equal
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Both snail genes and fluke genes stand to gain from the snail's bodily survival, all other things being equal.
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But all things being equal, most movie makers would like their facts to be right.
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But all other things being equal, the gay and lesbian community has responded well to examples of perceived corporate goodwill.
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It shows the quantities of a product which will be demanded at various prices, all other things being equal.
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Significant improvements in clarity and stereo imaging are amongst the more obvious benefits of such parity, all other things being equal.
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The bright chestnut is considered the most characteristic colour and, all other things being equal, the one to be preferred.
in equal measure
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Advertising proved a more fertile category, with decisions which set heads nodding and shaking in equal measure .
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Bishop had known what was happening: the Guild of Adjudicators was famed and feared in equal measure amongst the Earth colonies.
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Blanche was irritated and entertained by his nervous chatter in equal measure .
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By avoiding tax, you can enjoy power and luxury in equal measure .
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He was jeered and cheered in equal measure by a group of about 100 students at the entrance.
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Her doubts about its truth do not, in equal measure , dislodge her belief.
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I was angry and embarrassed in equal measure and hated them.
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Neil Young commands fear and respect in equal measure .
let sth be/equal/represent sth
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Let c equal 6.
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A pint is equal to about half a litre.
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Black protestors campaigned for equal rights throughout the 1960s.
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Choose two stones of roughly equal weight and size.
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Companies are being urged to do more to promote equal opportunities in the workplace.
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Democracy is based on the idea that all members of society are equal .
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Dilute the syrup with an equal volume of water, stir and serve with ice.
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Divide the dough into three equal parts.
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The alcohol in a pint of beer is equal to that in two glasses of wine.
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The Declaration of Independence says that all men are created equal .
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The distance between A and B in the diagram is equal to the diameter of the circle, C.
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The Treaty of Rome states that men and women shall receive equal pay for equal work.
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We are equal partners in the business.
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When facing an opponent of equal strength, Barker's speed gives her a big advantage.
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You should spend an equal amount of time on each question in the test.
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As this happens, the demand for money increases and eventually becomes equal to the money supply again.
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Evaluate the following portfolio using equal weights.
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I tended to treat people more as equals than I should have-equal time, equal help....
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In Western countries, parents are likely to want about equal numbers of sons and daughters.
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Initially, in the 1970s the distribution of female earnings had been much more equal than that of men.
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The light produced was equal to that from a medium sized candle.
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Two quantities can only be equal if they contain the same powers of space, time and mass.
II. verb
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■ NOUN
rate
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The two phases are in dynamic equilibrium when the rate of evaporation equals the rate of condensation.
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Steady state describes the condition in which the rate of drug elimination equals the rate of input into the body.
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That is, the rate of substitution equals the neutral mutation rate.
record
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Gavin Hastings topped Phil Bennett's overall for a Lions' scorer with his 18 points and equalled another record .
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In Lievin, she equalled the record in 7.69sec.
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University awards at Oxbridge in 1973 equalled the 1954 record , with five Scholarships and Exhibitions.
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In addition, I had equalled Peter Little's record with 21. 8 seconds.
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At that stage Canterbury had just equalled the old defence record of 25, set by Auckland in 1960-63.
sum
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The energy of two friends equals more than the sum of their individual parts.
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Using the double-entry accounting system, the sum of the debits must always equal the sum of the credits.
things
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So returns will be more stable on a share with a higher dividend yield, other things being equal .
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All things being equal , Casey and Carla Allender are.
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all (other) things being equal
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Both snail genes and fluke genes stand to gain from the snail's bodily survival, all other things being equal.
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But all things being equal, most movie makers would like their facts to be right.
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But all other things being equal, the gay and lesbian community has responded well to examples of perceived corporate goodwill.
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It shows the quantities of a product which will be demanded at various prices, all other things being equal.
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Significant improvements in clarity and stereo imaging are amongst the more obvious benefits of such parity, all other things being equal.
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The bright chestnut is considered the most characteristic colour and, all other things being equal, the one to be preferred.
first among equals
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But Aggie was first among equals.
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Cash is the first among equals.
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The prime minister was primus inter pares in the cabinet-the first among equals.
in equal measure
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Advertising proved a more fertile category, with decisions which set heads nodding and shaking in equal measure .
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Bishop had known what was happening: the Guild of Adjudicators was famed and feared in equal measure amongst the Earth colonies.
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Blanche was irritated and entertained by his nervous chatter in equal measure .
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By avoiding tax, you can enjoy power and luxury in equal measure .
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He was jeered and cheered in equal measure by a group of about 100 students at the entrance.
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Her doubts about its truth do not, in equal measure , dislodge her belief.
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I was angry and embarrassed in equal measure and hated them.
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Neil Young commands fear and respect in equal measure .
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Air pressure at sea level equals 1.03kg per square centimetre.
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Americans are finding out the hard way that drug possession equals jail in foreign countries.
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Butcher will attempt to equal Swenson's win record.
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The average retired worker gets $720 a month in benefits, which equals about 42% of earnings before retirement.
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The most efficient basis for the trade of goods is when demand equals supply.
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Three plus three equals six.
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According to the first figures available, it is estimated that the national bank's exchange reserves equal a month's imports.
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Also, when profits are driven down to zero, the degree of monopoly power equals the degree of economies of scale.
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Among young homeowners, the mortgage debt typically equals 78 percent of the house value.
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But also by 1967, expenditure on education had for the first time in history equalled that on defence.
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It's so peculiar to think that you plus wife equals a new human being.
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It usually equals the atmospheric pressure.
III. noun
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■ VERB
treat
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Northern Ireland Conservatives might expect to be treated as equals .
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I tended to treat people more as equals than I should have-equal time, equal help....
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
all (other) things being equal
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Both snail genes and fluke genes stand to gain from the snail's bodily survival, all other things being equal.
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But all things being equal, most movie makers would like their facts to be right.
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But all other things being equal, the gay and lesbian community has responded well to examples of perceived corporate goodwill.
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It shows the quantities of a product which will be demanded at various prices, all other things being equal.
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Significant improvements in clarity and stereo imaging are amongst the more obvious benefits of such parity, all other things being equal.
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The bright chestnut is considered the most characteristic colour and, all other things being equal, the one to be preferred.
first among equals
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But Aggie was first among equals.
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Cash is the first among equals.
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The prime minister was primus inter pares in the cabinet-the first among equals.
in equal measure
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Advertising proved a more fertile category, with decisions which set heads nodding and shaking in equal measure .
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Bishop had known what was happening: the Guild of Adjudicators was famed and feared in equal measure amongst the Earth colonies.
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Blanche was irritated and entertained by his nervous chatter in equal measure .
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By avoiding tax, you can enjoy power and luxury in equal measure .
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He was jeered and cheered in equal measure by a group of about 100 students at the entrance.
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Her doubts about its truth do not, in equal measure , dislodge her belief.
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I was angry and embarrassed in equal measure and hated them.
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Neil Young commands fear and respect in equal measure .
let sth be/equal/represent sth
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Let c equal 6.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Most women these days want marriage to be a partnership of equals.
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My boss treats her employees as equals.
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The police have a duty to treat all members of the community as equals.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But Aggie was first among equals.
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Criticism, I take it, is an activity that occurs between equals, whatever its object.
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Hence OCy equals home consumption of food, and OCx equals home consumption of manufactured products.
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It started with Milken growing angry because Gutfreund refused to speak to him as an equal .
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Mutual respect grows out of exchanges between individuals considered as equals.
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Northern Ireland Conservatives might expect to be treated as equals.
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Should you not claim to be at least his equal in prowess, and act upon the claim?