How to Use on an equal footing in a Sentence

on an equal footing

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  • Women, then as now, wanted to be on an equal footing with men.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
  • So by Monday, will the entire state will be on an equal footing?
    Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 2 June 2020
  • Our aim is to work together on an equal footing, content-wise.
    Manuel Veth, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • This move lifted the ban, putting China on an equal footing with these nations.
    Robert Hormats, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • And as an adult, asking your parent to put you on an equal footing makes sense -- to see you as an adult and not as a little girl.
    Annie Lane, oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The allure of the auto-battler is that everyone starts on an equal footing.
    Wired Staff, Wired, 26 Dec. 2020
  • These new technologies, the skeptics suggested, put small firms on an equal footing with big ones.
    Barry Eichengreen, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The forces at its disposal are far smaller than those of Russia and are unable to fight on an equal footing.
    Brett Forrest, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2022
  • Having a statewide law eliminates this problem by putting everyone on an equal footing.
    BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2021
  • The former vice president said this agenda is necessary to place women on an equal footing with men.
    Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner, 29 July 2020
  • Her fiction celebrates men and women finding each other on an equal footing and reading the same books.
    Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
  • China is still far from being able to compete with Western technologies on an equal footing.
    Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2023
  • But our goal is to be together with all Europeans and, most importantly, to be on an equal footing.
    Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2022
  • For instance, two companies with 100% growth in earnings from year two to year one would be considered on an equal footing at first glance.
    Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Taking away those privileges puts Disney on an equal footing with other tourist attractions, Hawkins said.
    Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Nor does the legislation put crypto on an equal footing with Ukraine's national currency, the hryvnia.
    Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Then came others, one or two cousins at first, and now a whole clan of shoes that share familiar characteristics and let runners from diverse tribes compete on an equal footing, or close.
    Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 2 Feb. 2021
  • China regards Taiwan as a renegade province and vociferously objects to any attempts to place it on an equal footing.
    Stephanie Lai, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Some commentators have argued that the only way to put all ex-students on an equal footing would be to include with debt forgiveness compensation to those who paid down their debt.
    Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 9 June 2022
  • This is inconsistent with Zuckerberg’s position that all users are on an equal footing regarding when content is deemed offensive and removed.
    Jena Martin, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2021
  • The Games are designed to be a platform where athletes from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender or nationality, can compete on an equal footing.
    Andrew Heffernan, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • Clear regulation also enables banks to finally enter and compete on an equal footing, something that hasn’t yet occurred in the United States.
    Christian Catalini, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • They are meant to prevent abuses that—under the guise of majoritarian support—could limit citizens’ ability to participate in government on an equal footing.
    Laura Gamboa, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Vanke stated during online creditor meetings earlier this month that all notes would be treated on an equal footing, though no specific details were provided, people familiar with the matter said.
    Bloomberg News, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • The lab now operates independently, outside of – and on an equal footing with – police, prosecutors, and other players in Houston’s justice system.
    Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Meyer has created a cohesive ecosystem where all locations are on an equal footing, allowing for collaborative problem-solving and better alignment with global market needs.
    Angela Chan-Danisi, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
  • As in any urban warfare, the maze of ruins and hiding places forces the more powerful military, in this case Russia’s, to fight on an equal footing, unable to leverage its superiority in heavy weaponry or artillery.
    Andrew E. Kramer Mauricio Lima, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Taiwanese today overwhelmingly prefer maintaining the status quo of an autonomous Taiwan interacting with China on an equal footing.
    Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2024

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