equal basis

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equal
adjective
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/ˈiː.kwəl/us
/ˈiː.kwəl/
the same in amount, number, ...
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basis
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/us
/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/
the most important facts, ideas, etc. from which something ...
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(Definition ofequalandbasisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Although arguably at least as important as tasks undertaken through conventional employment, they are presently not recognised or recompensed on anequalbasiswith employment.
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The scene also enables members across the world to interact on a fairlyequalbasis.
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They married when they were both aged 55 and have tried hard to maintain an equal balance of resources so that all their children inherit on anequalbasis.
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If a legal system is geared toward, say, ensuring the equality of resources, officials need not always allocate goods or ser vices on a strictlyequalbasis.
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Obviously, we shall ensure that those opportunities are offered on a fair andequalbasisto all sections of the community.
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There we had brought the territories together on anequalbasis.
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It is surely equitable that those who have been transferred from one to another should be on anequalbasisas to pension rights.
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I welcome the fact that the committee strongly recommends that companies and trade unions should be dealt with on anequalbasis.
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The main argument against allowing the married women's option to continue was that it failed to treat women on anequalbasiswith men.
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The convention contains no obligation to fix minimum rates on anequalbasisfor men and women.
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We have shown a willingness to share, and to share on more than anequalbasis, what we ourselves enjoy.
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We are talking about parallel systems of supply which do not have anequalbasis.
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I am certainly not pleading the extremist case for the dons and the students all to learn together on anequalbasis.
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They have a right to participate in decision-making on anequalbasiswith their fellow citizens at local and national government level.
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They want to be treated on anequalbasiswith men.
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Here direct labour organisations are normally expected to compete with outside contractors on anequalbasis.
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We could do that only if we operated on a fair andequalbasis.
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If it does not, but wants to compete for ratings like everyone else, it should do so on anequalbasiswith the private sector.
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Thirdly, an argument advanced for giving the complainant anonymity is that he should be treated on anequalbasisto the victim.
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Our proposals for the interim period place the utmost emphasis on enabling all parties to compete peacefully for power on a fair andequalbasis.
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