单词 | disparity |
释义 | disparity (dɪspærɪti ) Word forms: disparities variable noun If there is a disparity between two or more things, there is a noticeable difference between them. [formal] ...disparities in pay between men and women. [+ between/in] ...the great disparity of wealth between rich and poor countries. Synonyms: difference, gap, inequality, distinction Collocations: address a disparity We hope the government will move to address this disparity in connectivity, and ensure that rural areas are not left behind. Times, Sunday Times He used the term environmental justice to describe the corrective measures needed to address this disparity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Unfortunately, attempts at addressing this disparity through regional policy have a chequered past. Times, Sunday Times The world's social and economic disparities have become magnified in the crisis. Times,Sunday Times He observed not only obvious economic disparities but also the advantages of rule of law, political competition, and individual rights. The Times Literary Supplement Many dependency theorists advocate social revolution as an effective means to the reduction of economic disparities in the world system. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This may be due, in part, to smaller economic disparities in rural areas as well as an increasing number of well-educated and wealthy individuals moving to rural areas in retirement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 How then to explain the disparity in the figures, if indeed it exists? Times, Sunday Times Businesses should be able to explain any disparity, and the government should publish industry averages so firms can benchmark themselves against companies in their sector. Times, Sunday Times However, four hours after we approached them they still could not explain the disparity. The Sun Nevertheless, they are sufficiently pronounced to explain the disparities in high-level achievement. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps that explains the disparity in sentences. The Sun It shows a huge disparity between the number missing and investigations undertaken. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The huge disparity in pay cannot be justified. Times, Sunday Times (2009) There is a huge disparity between her skill on the horse and her other life skills. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Income disparity in sport is a hot issue - as it is in the broader workplace - and it's not going away. Times, Sunday Times (2016) If the problem is income disparity, then the answer must be income redistribution. Times, Sunday Times (2009) In more than three out of four advanced economies income disparities are higher than they were in the 1980s. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The case would be remitted to the employment tribunal to allow the council to attempt to justify the pay disparity. Times, Sunday Times I do believe that being more open about pay might reduce pay disparities. Times, Sunday Times Meanwhile, one of the biggest unions highlighted regional pay disparities after analysing pre-credit crunch data. Times, Sunday Times Significant pay disparities were found in half of the groupings. Times, Sunday Times But slowing growth from earlier levels of 40 per cent or so a year has reduced this disparity. Times, Sunday Times Convergence reduces the disparity of these objects to zero. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Guidelines schemes have the effect of reducing this disparity by channeling the discretion of sentencing judges, who are told how to weigh what factors when computing a sentence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both studies showed a strong regional disparity. Times, Sunday Times A healthy readjustment would suit the political rhetoric of either prospective prime minister, levelling regional disparity and aiding social mobility. Times, Sunday Times This excess-scarcity regional disparity and flood-drought cycles have created the need for water resources management. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This has reinforced large regional disparities in productivity and infrastructure. Times, Sunday Times Now consider the barbed issue of regional disparities. Times, Sunday Times It also showed a disparity between different sectors of the economy. Times, Sunday Times Newspapers have been full of alarmist graphics showing the disparity in spending. Times, Sunday Times To strengthen your case, look for similar models on the forecourt and check out their callipers (with the hope that these will be rust-free, showing a disparity in your favour). Times, Sunday Times The results showed the disparity between its own civil and defence businesses. Times, Sunday Times Various experiments have shown some disparity between theories of iron-sulfur co-factor orientation and operation order. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But there are vast disparities in the performance of local councils. Times, Sunday Times They extolled the labour contract as the essence of freedom, ignoring the vast disparities in power between employer and employee. The Times Literary Supplement The index only becomes meaningful when one takes a step back and sees the shockingly vast disparities between countries with high rankings and those with low ones. Globe and Mail Research suggests extreme wealth disparity can have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. Times, Sunday Times But the extent of the wealth disparities created by the downturn comes as a shock. Times, Sunday Times Wealth disparities are increasingly visible. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Welfare reform has coincided with massive growth in income and wealth disparities; it has done little to slow the expansion of inequality and may have actually accelerated the trend. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The same arguments that justify wealth disparities based on individual talents, efforts, or achievements, moreover, can not support the same disparities where they result from the dead hand. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But it also needs to focus on the wide disparity of economic prospects within Britain. Times, Sunday Times (2011) But in some other areas of the country there is a wide disparity. Times, Sunday Times (2013) There is a wide disparity between forces on the outcomes of hearings. Times, Sunday Times (2011) There is certainly a wide disparity in the number of players unavailable per game this season. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Translations: Chinese: 明显差异 Japanese: 相違 |
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