Sentence examples for attempt to equate from inspiring English sources
Any attempt to equate Israel's (unconfirmed) nuclear arsenal with that desired by Iran is foolish.
The Nobel eight made an idiotic attempt to equate the upset caused by Hunt's ill advised and sexist comments with some kind of "chilling effect" on academics.
"This is an insidious attempt to equate criticism of the government with insanity," said Holly Cartner, director of the Europe and Central Asia division of Human Rights Watch.
Western nations rejected what they called a Russian attempt to equate government attacks on civilians with violent acts fomented by the opposition, while Russia disparaged what it called a stealth attempt to bring about regime change.
By contrast, neither the current prime minister nor Mr Miliband are venturing far beyond their parties' ideological comfort zones.Although his attempt to equate the greed of bankers with that of the looters is a stretch, Mr Miliband's explanation of the riots carries weight.
The real meaning of the attempt to equate Nazi genocide with Soviet repression is clearest in the Baltic republics, where collaboration with SS death squads and direct participation in the mass murder of Jews was at its most extreme, and politicians are at pains to turn perpetrators into victims.
People claim to be shocked at the Bush administration's attempts to equate dissent with treason.
The conqueror identifies order with his own will, attempting "to equate his will with the structure of obligations".
As many blacks as whites, 60percentt, said gay marriage should be against the law, and many blacks said they resented attempts to equate the struggle for racial equality with the battle for gay rights.
"His inflammatory comments on Fatima Manji's professional status, which were widely condemned, and his attempts to equate the wearing of a hijab with support for terrorism, have no place in a properly informed and tolerant society.
Russians have been angered by Polish attempts to equate the Katyn murders and other atrocities carried out by Red Army soldiers in Poland during World War II with Nazi crimes.
