be on a par

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There was a call from Bowel Cancer UK for Northern Ireland's screening services to be on a par with the rest of the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2023

This football might not yet be on a par with our homegrown football’s popularity, but it is a remarkable milestone that more people in the United States watched last week’s U.S. vs.

From Slate • Dec. 3, 2022

TPP would have eliminated Japan’s tariffs of up to 40 percent on U.S. cheese over 16 years, but dairy industry officials say they eventually expect to be on a par with TPP countries.

From Reuters • Oct. 7, 2019

Yet opera lovers routinely avoid new works for just this reason: They’re not going to be on a par with the masterpieces that still make up the bulk of the operatic canon.

From Washington Post • Jan. 15, 2017

And all of it must be on a par with his highest ideals.

From The Boy and the Sunday School A Manual of Principle and Method for the Work of the Sunday School with Teen Age Boys by Alexander, John L.