The phrase "an equal starting point" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing fairness or equality in opportunities or conditions at the beginning of a process or competition.
Example: "To ensure a fair competition, all participants must have an equal starting point."
Alternatives: "a level playing field" or "a fair baseline".
Equality of opportunity requires that each individual has an equal starting point in competition for particular social goods – outcomes reflect ability and effort.
Hence, we mitigate any within-cohort heterogeneity there may have been in the data by imposing an equal starting point to all individuals within a cohort.
This creates an equal peptide stabilizing effect in the presence of the different cosolutes, and gives an equal starting point in terms of peptide folded/unfolded monomer population for the aggregation reactions.
Compared with the regular training the standardised training had several advantages, such as an active role of the participant, the use of a structured protocol which provides an equal starting point for all trainers, and the inclusion of follow-up care, which were all acknowledged by the trainers.
To minimize the modeling "noise" between OX receptors and to generate equal starting points for further study, we used the hOX1 model as the template to model hOX2.
There are two groups each of size n, with different fixed time slopes, parameterized by β1=−0.3 and β2=−0.5, but equal starting points at time t1=0.
This was done to minimize the modeling noise between the OX receptors, to ease the comparison between them, and to generate equal starting points for the MD simulation studies.
In terms of sensitivity to 'ambitions', Dworkin and many other luck egalitarians argue that provided people have an 'equal' starting point (in Dworkin's case, resources) they should live with the consequences of their choices.
An equal start for everybody is an unattainable ideal.
And since the great differences in the level of municipal development are not a good starting point for providing equal opportunities to every child, it is absolutely necessary to create a better formula for financing and co-financing preschool education", pointed out Judita Reichenberg, UNICEF Area Representative in Serbia.
This was an important starting point but it had to be supplemented by government policies that ensured equal opportunity and security for all.
