equal rank

collocation in English

meaningsofequalandrank

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equal
adjective
uk
/ˈiː.kwəl/us
/ˈiː.kwəl/
the same in amount, number, ...
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rank
noun
uk
/ræŋk/us
/ræŋk/
a position in an organization, such as the army, showing the importance of the person ...
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(Definition ofequalandrankfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If accusations came from the civilians, in most cases the concerned families ofequalrankand the issue revolved around personal conflicts.
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Mostly, they involved jealousies and rivalries between families ofequalrankor within one family.
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It is interesting to note that one of these must be a head physician, a medical officer or a physician ofequalrank.
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I have already stated what the rules of procedure state, namely, that the members of the court must be ofequalrank.
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We have every intention and hope or replacing him by an officer ofequalrank.
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I do not think that the chaplains want promotion, but they ought to be paid the same rates as other officers ofequalrank.
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Service men trained in firefighting skills are paid at the same rate as other service personnel ofequalrankand pay banding.
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The crossbowmen were noblemen and were married to ladies ofequalrank.
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Spouses haveequalrankin each corresponding side.
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The two successive ranking teams from one group were put together in group with the other two teams from other two groups ofequalrank.
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This position was originally ofequalrankto other consorts.
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Those ofequalranktend to avoid each other.
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If the engaging pieces are ofequalrank, both are removed.
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A single term encompassing these two phyla but leaving out all others ofequalrankwould be considered paraphyletic.
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It was reorganized in 1871 as and was elevated toequalrankwith other universities in the country.
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The office had the status of a full ministry and was headed by officials ofequalrank.
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The normal starting conditions would be those corresponding to the players being ofequalrank, or "tagaisen".
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If this obstruction occurred between two magistrates ofequalrank, such as two praetors, then it was called "par potestas" (negation of powers).
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One of many notable achievements of the women is that they earned the same pay as men inequalrankas the men flying with the organisation starting in 1943.
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