on an equal footing
idiom
: in conditions where everyone has an equal chance
making it possible for poor children to compete on an equal footing with other children
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An Act to authorize the people of the Missouri territory to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such state into the Union on an equal footing with the original states, and to prohibit slavery in certain territories.
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Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 26 Mar. 2024
In a draft of the farewell, penned one month prior to Eisenhower’s speech, Moos and Williams made two references to engineers and engineering, placing both the occupation and the activity on an equal footing with scientists and science.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Jan. 2011
Signe Lund’s greatest ambition, according to her diaries, was to have her work be recognized and appreciated on an equal footing with that of male composers.
—Stephen Cox, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
This tax disparity puts Canadian teams at a disadvantage, hampering their ability to secure star players to bring them to Canada and compete on an equal footing.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
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Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 26 Mar. 2024
In a draft of the farewell, penned one month prior to Eisenhower’s speech, Moos and Williams made two references to engineers and engineering, placing both the occupation and the activity on an equal footing with scientists and science.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Jan. 2011
Signe Lund’s greatest ambition, according to her diaries, was to have her work be recognized and appreciated on an equal footing with that of male composers.
—Stephen Cox, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
This tax disparity puts Canadian teams at a disadvantage, hampering their ability to secure star players to bring them to Canada and compete on an equal footing.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
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