degree of inequality
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdegreeandinequality
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degree
noun
uk/dɪˈɡriː/us/dɪˈɡriː/
(an) amount or level ...
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inequality
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɒl.ə.ti/us/ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɑː.lə.t̬i/
the unfair situation in society when some people have more opportunities, money, etc. than ...
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(Definition ofdegreeandinequalityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The more concave the curve, the greater thedegreeofinequalityin sizes among worms.
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In general, he found a greaterdegreeofinequalityof participation in the featured articles.
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The common theme is the extremedegreeofinequalityin the rural areas.
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Somedegreeofinequalityyou must have.
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A highdegreeofinequalitywould imply a low marginal value for the median voter when the income effect is positive.
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This ordering determines how the mean level of welfare in an outcome is to be weighed up against thedegreeofinequalityof its distribution, all things considered.
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But this is pure speculation (and, even if true, does not rule out some remainingdegreeofinequalityin access to satisfying work and capability for well-being).
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Perhaps somedegreeofinequalityin wealth is inevitable in the world in which we live.
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Therefore, this transfer produces an exceptionaldegreeofinequality, and we could not possibly continue it.
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That is the only respect in which there can be the slightestdegreeofinequality.
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That is another way of increasing thedegreeofinequalityin society.
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I have already referred to trends showing a greater and wideningdegreeofinequalityin various areas.
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For them, the money never seems enough because thedegreeofinequalityis so large and, regrettably, getting larger.
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One decomposes the objective into two separate parts: increasing the mean level of welfare (having some weight) and decreasing thedegreeofinequalityof the distribution (having some weight).
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The evidence presented here clearly shows that high levels of inequality induce assessors of political risk to expect a largerdegreeofinequalitythan is in fact precipitated by inequality.
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One can improve on this by using the capitalisation of investment income technique, which shows an even greaterdegreeofinequality.
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I believe that the people might be willing to accept adegreeofinequalityin income distribution if we could achieve that objective.
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Questions about thedegreeofinequalityare questions of justice, but removing inequality depends on stability and the speed with which poverty is reduced.
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If each individual act of exchange is free, then the outcome is legitimate whatever thedegreeofinequalityit might yield.
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Sixthly, that taxation has in the past been too egalitarian and that a greaterdegreeofinequalityis necessary for growth.
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We were prepared to accept somedegreeofinequalityfor a period, but we wanted the period to be as short as possible.
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Above all, the central lesson is that thisdegreeofinequality, this magnitude in the rise of poverty, is not an accident.
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With nine fielders to place, the division must necessarily be unequal, but thedegreeofinequalityvaries.
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This index is designed to measure thedegreeofinequalitybetween values of the size variable accounted for by various sub-samples of firms.
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