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equality (n)
- of + a characteristic
- in + a field or an area
- among + a group
- between + noun phrase(s) naming the two equal things
achieve, gain, win, earn, enjoy ~
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parity (n)
with + noun phrase (the name of sth considered standard)
gain, enjoy ~
British nurses would like to see pay parity with nurses in other major European countries.
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parallel (v, n, adj)
- to parallel sth
- a parallel between sth and sth
- sth is parallel to sth
The events of the last ten days in some ways parallel those before the 1978 election. * It would be easy to draw a parallel between the town's history and that of its football club. * The grammar classes run parallel to the literature class.
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echo (v, n)
- to echo sth
- an echo of sth
The design of the church echoes that of St. Paul's Cathedral. * There are echoes of Mozart in her first piano compositions.
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alike (adj, adv)
- compound subject + intensive verb (be, look, seem, etc.) + alikepair of noun phrases + alike
The children all look very alike. * Friends and family alike were devastated by the news of her death.
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identical (adj)
- to + similar things
- in phrase showing how they are the same
virtually, almost, practically ~
The tests are identical to those carried out last year. * The two rooms were virtually identical.
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equivalent (adj, n)
- sth is equivalent to sth
- an equivalent of sth
Is $50 equivalent to about £30? * Ten thousand people a year die of the disease - that's the equivalent of the population of this town.
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just as
beginning of an adverbial CLAUSE
Just as a dog obeys its master, a wolf defers to the leader of the pack. * Glaciers may look stationary but they flow, just as rivers do.
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likewise
- at the beginning of a sentence
- after the subject
- modifier of a verb (if the verb is an operator or a pro-verb, ~ comes after it, not before)
- do/did likewise
- Just water these plants twice a week, and likewise the ones in the bedroom. * He voted for the change and he expected his colleagues to do likewise. * Her second marriage was likewise unhappy.
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counterpart (n)
a person or thing which has the same purpose as another one in a different place or organization
of/to phrase
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clone (n)
(disapproving) someone or something that looks very much like someone or something else
of phrase
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image (n)
(formal) a copy of sb/sth in the form of a picture or statue
- be the image of sth
- possessive + image, often preceded by in
He's the image of his father. * In the Bible it states that humans were created in the image of God. * The Pandas are a roots-reggae band in Marley' s image.
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