equality of outcome
collocation in Englishmeaningsofequalityandoutcome
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equality
noun[U or C]
uk/iˈkwɒl.ə.ti/us/iˈkwɑː.lə.t̬i/
the right of different groups of people to have a similar social position and receive the ...
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outcome
noun[C usually singular]
uk/ˈaʊt.kʌm/us/ˈaʊt.kʌm/
a result or effect of an action, ...
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(Definition ofequalityandoutcomefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Achievingequalityofoutcomebetween persons is morally good even if there is no person for whom this equality is beneficial.
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The monitoring also leads people to the fallacy of believing that we should be dealing withequalityofoutcome.
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However, it is important to stress that equality is not the same as uniformity, and that it is not alwaysequalityofoutcome.
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There is a distinction between equality of opportunity andequalityofoutcome.
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One of those goals is to achieve greaterequalityofoutcomebetween the sexes.
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We must commit ourselves not just to the concept of equality of opportunity, but equally and crucially to the attainment ofequalityofoutcome.
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Equality of opportunity is one thing;equalityofoutcomeis totally different.
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For 50 years, uniformity of provision has not guaranteedequalityofoutcome.
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There is a distinction to be drawn between equality of opportunity andequalityofoutcome.
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Uniformity in provision has not producedequalityofoutcome, nor has it produced equality of opportunity.
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Equality of opportunity becomes hollow aspiration unless greaterequalityofoutcomeis demonstrably the outcome.
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One must handicap the children of gifted professional families if one wishes to haveequalityofoutcome.
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Does he acknowledge that there is no guarantee that equality of opportunity will lead toequalityofoutcome?
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We must not have a dogmatic accreditation system that, in trying to achieveequalityofoutcome, destroys equality of opportunity.
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For more than 50 years, uniformity in health provision has not guaranteedequalityofoutcome.
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I do not meanequalityofoutcome—that is for socialists.
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A policy ofequalityofoutcomecan be carried through only by total state coercion.
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He wants equality of opportunity to be replaced by "equalityofoutcome".
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Do we meanequalityofoutcome?
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One is that it contains an unacceptable move away from the sound principle of equality of opportunity and embraces the discredited concept ofequalityofoutcome.
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