noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Equality And Human Rights Commission, the
gender equality (= when men and women are treated in the same way )
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Organizations have a duty to promote gender equality.
racial equality (= when people of all races have the same rights and advantages )
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We are firmly committed to achieving racial equality.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
economic
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This therefore brings me to the second reason why democracy is bound up with a measure of economic and social equality .
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Also, there is usually a commitment to economic and social equality among all citizens.
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It favours social equality but accepts that economic equality is an unrealistic objective.
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So too did Communism, in the vague sense of economic and social equality .
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Economic justice, so it is claimed, demands economic equality - defined as an equalised after-tax real income.
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While the policies in a socialist state attempt to reduce inequalities significantly, they do not aim for total economic equality .
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But there is never a suggestion in Scripture that economic justice implies economic equality .
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This second position places high value on equality of conditions-adding social and economic equality to legal equality.
formal
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Law mirrors the abstract individuality and formal equality of contracting parties in the capitalist market.
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There is now a greater degree of formal equality within the social security system.
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And, more evidently, formal equality before the law is limited.
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Indubitably this vision of distributive justice satisfies the demands of liberal philosophy, because it respects both formal equality and individual autonomy.
great
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The formative years of many of the elderly who were surveyed was a ti-me of popular demand for greater equality .
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The poor have generally been in favor of greater equality .
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There is considerable evidence that greater equality prevailed between women and men in the cult of some ancient polytheistic communities.
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It may be that with greater equality and emancipation the proportion of female criminals will rise.
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Social conflict is endemic in capitalist societies until social transformation creates conditions for greater justice and equality .
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Although the long-term trend is towards greater equality , most wealth still remains concentrated in the hands of a small minority.
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Education, in particular, was the avenue to both greater economic growth and greater income equality .
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Some government policies seem designed to achieve greater income equality by redistributing income from more affluent to poorer groups.
human
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The emphases of modern Christology may then be much more problematical for human equality than was the original doctrine.
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Finally, she was asked to spell egalitarian, used to describe a belief in human equality .
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Is it not the case that such a religion is by its very nature harmful to the cause of human equality ?
legal
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They expressed the triumph of legal equality and state authority over the privileges of the landed aristocracy.
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This second position places high value on equality of conditions-adding social and economic equality to legal equality.
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None the less, those governing these massive ancient empires had little notion of either legal equality or the right to independence.
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So far, we have examined the kinds of inequalities that are arguably compatible with legal equality .
political
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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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In this sense, economic disparity overrides political equality in the information sphere; the marketplace of ideas has grown severely skewed.
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Notoriously, long and gruelling work is needed to make the notion of political equality fit both these kinds of demand.
racial
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Twenty-six racial equality officers came to the university to enrol in classes for the first ever diploma in race and community relations.
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Perhaps nothing can bring about racial equality , Wicker notes grimly.
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Public bodies will have a duty to assess the impact on racial equality of proposed policies and services.
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A RACIAL equality council could soon be set up in Darlington.
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A racial equality steering committee has now been set up to monitor discrimination in Darlington and the county as a whole.
social
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This therefore brings me to the second reason why democracy is bound up with a measure of economic and social equality .
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Also, there is usually a commitment to economic and social equality among all citizens.
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Thus educational policy was oriented both to perceived economic needs, and to broader social goals of equality of opportunity.
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So too did Communism, in the vague sense of economic and social equality .
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The system of state welfare is seen as one of the central means whereby society moves towards the creation of social equality .
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This second position places high value on equality of conditions-adding social and economic equality to legal equality.
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Can anything sensible be said about the marriages of our women compositors in terms of social equality or mobility?
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It favours social equality but accepts that economic equality is an unrealistic objective.
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gender
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Countries that have pursued gender equality over the past three to four decades have grown faster and become more equal societies.
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But they admit that gender equality in New Zealand is still a long way off.
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Because the welfare state is not neutral with respect to gender equality , it also takes sides on the question of language.
■ VERB
achieve
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In this usage we have achieved the goal of equality the moment there is a school in reach of every child.
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To achieve the desired equality of conditions, a powerful government must be installed.
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Some government policies seem designed to achieve greater income equality by redistributing income from more affluent to poorer groups.
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It had taken two centuries to achieve such equality .
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At this rate, the Congress will achieve equality between men and women by the year 2500.
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But it could be used as an instrument to achieve greater equality in the distribution of the nation's resources.
believe
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As Christians we believe in freedom and equality between the sexes.
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We believe that true equality of opportunities demands that different kinds of programs be available.
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They believed in exact equality between man and woman.
demand
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From now on they demanded equality of treatment and opportunity as their right.
ensure
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The problem is to ensure a measure of equality in the context of inequality.
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They usually argue that consistency is the only way to ensure equality of treatment and fairness for all.
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General will should ensure the equality and liberty necessary for active citizenship -; taking collective decisions.
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In area after area, the pressure is on to roll back even the modest steps toward ensuring equality of recent years.
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You paid your money but you also paid your coupons - ensuring some stab at equality and some effort or control.
expect
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Women not in immediate physical danger were considered privileged enough and therefore not entitled to aspire to or expect equality .
promote
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The Government have a comprehensive programme of action to promote equality of opportunity.
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Gender-specific issues will also be addressed, along with workshops to develop problem-solving skills and to promote equality for women.
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This kind of situation only promotes an equality of poverty.
provide
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How accessible must education be for a society to provide equality of opportunity to those who dwell within its borders?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Greater equality was one of the aims of the post-war government.
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It will take more than laws to bring about genuine racial equality .
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the struggle for sexual equality
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Does equality have to mean sameness for spouses in order to have equal power and status in our most basic family relationships?
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Modern theories of justice and equality have never been carried to their logical conclusions with respect to the family.
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The problem is to ensure a measure of equality in the context of inequality.
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There was support for calls for equality of sacrifice.
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This second position places high value on equality of conditions-adding social and economic equality to legal equality.
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To eliminate all progressivity would be turning our back on 250 years of serious thinking about equality .