equal terms

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Because all states participate on equal terms, there is a classic agency problem in monitoring, with no individual member having adequate incentive to make the necessary efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

To Black Americans, neither freedom nor equal citizenship could be a reality without the right to participate in our democracy on equal terms.

From Slate • Oct. 7, 2025

One of the things that makes motorsport stand out is that it gives disabled drivers the rare chance to compete directly against able-bodied teams on equal terms.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025

It later adds that federal education authorities will “vigorously enforce the law on equal terms as to all preschool, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary educational institutions, as well as state educational agencies, that receive financial assistance.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2025

“I strongly urged that we should at once pool all our information, work together on equal terms, and share the results, if any, equally between us,” Churchill said of the meeting.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin