Sentence examples for roughly on a par from inspiring English sources
That was roughly on a par with non-leaked transactions.
The performance was roughly on a par with that of BMW, its primary rival.
It's a mild stimulant – roughly on a par with a strong cup of coffee.
In Australia women's share of board and executive-committee jobs is roughly on a par with that in America and parts of Europe.
Babcock and Wilcox claim overnight costs per kilowatt of capacity for the mPower roughly on a par with those of big PWRs like the AP1000.
ACLU researchers found that the number of women studying at leading film schools in the US was roughly on a par with men.
Bearers of value may be "roughly equal" or "on a par" with respect to some set of values even though the values display a central feature of incommensurable values namely, that the gain in one value does not cancel the loss in another.
In addition, as discussed, alternatives that appear incomparable by way of "better than," "worse than," or "equally good" may be comparable by way of some fourth comparative relation, such as "roughly equal" or "on a par".
Whether "roughly equal" or "on a par" imply comparability is a matter of some debate.
In the case of "roughly equal" or "on a par," however, it is not clear that this must be the case.
Items that are "roughly equal" or "on a par" are valuable in virtue of different respects; the value realized in choosing one item may not cancel the loss in not choosing the other.
