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level the playing field

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level the playing field
to give everyone the same advantages or opportunities It was an effort to level the playing field and achieve greater equality between the sexes. Government funding can level the playing field for political candidates without money.
Related vocabulary: have a fighting chance
Etymology: based on a comparison with a sports competition played on a field that is not level, putting one side at a disadvantage
See also: field, level, play


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Intelligence obtained in this way is used to level the playing field for American companies constrained legally by the FCPA.
Do this and you can level the playing field in a much shorter time.
But let''s level the playing field -- you already possess the physical stamina to meet life demands; so you know that you are essentially equipped to get where you need to be going.
 
 
 
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