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be equivalent to
verb as in amount
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And the savings might well justify the change - according to Mr Stobberup, a 20% reduction in pages would be equivalent to a roughly 20% reduction in carbon emissions.
The figure, which comes from a poll commissioned by the crypto firm Coinbase and would be equivalent to about 20% of the U.S. adult population, is manifestly absurd.
Michael Timko, PhD, Professor of Chemical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, adds: "Our analysis finds polystyrene to be an ideal candidate for a chemical recycling process. Surprisingly, the process is energetically efficient and potentially economically competitive. In terms of emissions, investing in this process has the potential to be equivalent to simple measures such as energy conservation in terms of the amount of emissions reduction that can be achieved for a given investment."
The sign-up bonus alone for a soldier fighting in Ukraine may be equivalent to nearly a year’s salary for an average oil and gas field worker.
“There is some distrust of President Joe Biden’s border policies because they appear to be equivalent to Seattle’s progressive politics of apparently ‘favoring’ those experiencing homelessness and substance abuse disorders over working-class or low-income people who live in the community,” the paper wrote.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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