Sentence examples for Disparity from inspiring English sources

The word 'disparity' is correct and commonly used in written English
It means a lack of similarity or equality between two or more things. An example: "There is a clear disparity in income levels between the wealthy and the poor in this city."

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Disparity

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The state of being unequal; difference

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Facebook Twitter Google plus Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Google plus close 12.23pm BST12 23 Richard Gibson reports from Warwickshire v Durham Left field as it its, Warwickshire have set a new record for the biggest disparity between first and second innings scores in their first-class history.

Any disparity is due not to their shortcomings in labor markets but rather to their lack of a high initial endowment.

He said: "The biggest danger to the pub industry is the continuing tax disparity between supermarkets and pubs … There is a growing realisation among politicians, the media and the public that pubs are overtaxed".

All four of the movement's co-founders stand out in a society with acute gender disparity.

Is there not a disparity between the commitment of the World Bank president, Jim Kim, to raise the incomes of the bottom 40% of the world's population with his organisation's Doing Business report, an annual study that ranks countries by the progress they are making in cutting corporate taxes, keeping minimum wages at low levels and ensuring that paid holidays and sick pay are not excessive?

The disparity is even more exaggerated among the 30 to 45 demographic, with 81% favoring Jordan to 11% for LeBron.

There are a couple of factors that help to explain the disparity between the UK's pre- and post-crisis productivity performance.

In summer blockbuster season, the disparity can be even more pronounced: The Inbetweeners 2 opened at the top with a gross 72 times the 10th-placed film that weekend.

Brayshaw unleashed 9 bone-jarring tackles, as ample an indication as any of the disparity in hunger between the two sides.

Related: 'Stop punishing the poor': what social care wants from the government This disparity in treatment is not only unfair, it is also unwise: a textbook case of robbing Peter to pay Paul.

A New York-based group called Fast Food Forward, wrote an open letter to McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, Domino's and Papa John's, pointing out the disparity between the profits made by fast-food companies and the wages they pay.

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