Equal Opportunities Commission

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(in Britain) a body appointed by the Government to enforce the provisions of the Equal Pay Act 1970 and the Sex Discrimination Act 1975Abbreviation: EOC

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How to use Equal Opportunities Commission in a sentence

Taraji manages to bring an equal measure of truth to the mother in her character.
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Both parties are now equal opportunity offenders when it comes to gaming the system.
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What is most troubling is our – and I do mean “our” and not “their” – never treating these situations as learning opportunities.
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Although Southern did not automatically equal neo-Confederate, at times the distinction could easily get lost.
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However, not all awful, astoundingly dumb political memes are created equal.
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Other things being equal, the volume of voice used measures the value that the mind puts upon the thought.
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This city stands upon almost two equal parts on each side the river that passes through.
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Other factors being equal, the amount of urea indicates the activity of metabolism.
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Their opportunities and earnings are relatively small, and in order to live they must figure closely.
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He considered her the equal to any Newbolt that ever straddled a horse and rode over from Kentucky.
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