No fewer than 64 CPPCC delegates argued that such firms should be put on a par with their state-owned counterparts.

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We'll see if the critics and subscribers put it on a par with shows like Game of Thrones, Mad Men, Dexter or Breaking Bad, and how viewers react to Netflix's strategy of making all the episodes available at once.

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Now the talk is of a grander design, with the Obama administration hoping to put development aid on a par with defence and diplomacy.

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As for Millwall's Grimes, his 12 goals so far have had a major impact and surely put his contribution on a par with last season's stand-out loanee, Davide Somma.

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By striking two noughts off all banknotes and coins, this would put the new yen on a par with the dollar and the euro.

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Electronic signature legislation, which would put electronic signatures on legal par with written signatures, failed in the House this week when a 234-122 vote fell four votes shy of the two-thirds majority needed for approval.

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Teenagers in this study were put on a twelve-week regimen of fish oil supplements, and the results showed that taking fish oil was roughly on par with taking an anti-psychotic medication.

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