But relations with them, he reckons, should be more equal than in the past.
Here, some packets are more equal than others, each having a different impact on the bottom line of the carrier.
Some shareholders, it still seems, are rather more equal than others.
According to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD, the early 1990s saw Chinese income distribution much more equal than that of other emerging economies.
"All are equals, but some are more equal than others, " said Chappell, who has been observing Tendulkar closely in the nets and during the domestic Challenger Trophy tournament.
Akamai's big idea is that by rewriting the Internet's basic rules--making some computers smarter and more equal than others--it can let the Net grow infinitely large without breaking down.
Americans not only think that wealth and income are much more evenly distributed in America, they also prefer a system that is radically more equal than the one we have.
Two of those contenders, Irina Khakamada and Nikolai Kharitonov, have complained to the Central Election Commission, infuriated that while each candidate is supposed to be equal, one appears more equal than the rest.
But equal ranks and equal property never can be inferred from it, any more than equal understanding, agility, vigor or beauty.
The banking system is crippled by non-performing loans, which now equal more than 20% of the total.
But I believe the American people are more than equal to the challenge.
Mr. Lott notes that Mr. Franken's "new" votes equal more than all the changes for all the precincts in the entire state for the Presidential, Congressional and statehouse races combined (482 votes).
The best Chelsea could manage early on was a Drogba free-kick that stung the gloves of Jussi Jaaskelainen and bounced behind off Salomon Kalou, with Bolton more than equal to their hosts for long periods.
Individual cloud offerings, when paired together, can offer value equal to more than the sum of their parts.
Among the 38 countries (of 45 in the region) which will need to expand, this represents an increase equal to more than three-quarters of the current teaching force.
The increase, equal to more than 150, 000 square miles, or an area almost three times larger than New York state, would be based on China's forest cover in 2005.
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Of the remaining 29 teams, only the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies that have committed an amount equal to more than 150% of 2009 revenue to players.
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Yet, as interesting as all this may be, it would equal little more than a lesson in mass delusions if it weren't for the fact that history seems to be repeating itself.
Making the switch from human labor to automation only makes sense when the cost (and benefits) of the technology is equal to or more than the cost of a worker.
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He was easily the incumbent's equal and maybe more than that, so he became for the first time a real alternative to the incumbent, a living one, not just a name on a ballot.
"UCITA provides (consumers) protections equal to or more than current law, " said Carlyle "Connie" Ring, chairman of the NCCUSL committee that worked on the statute, in a written statement recently sent to all the members of NCCUSL ahead of the Denver meeting.
But as we honor the many generations who have served, all of us -- every single American -- must acknowledge that this generation has more than proved itself the equal of those who've come before.
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All other things being equal, we value horsepower more than skill, and we value diversity.
The new orthodoxy is more realistic, aiming for equal opportunities rather than dreaming of equality.
Despite the rapid growth, the economies of Denver and Colorado - largely considered equal because Denver makes up more than 50% of the state's total - here has slowed with the rest of the nation.
But all peer review is not created equal, and it is deficient more often than many realize.
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They have promised a more equal share of the money distributed to teams than is currently in place.
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In 13 of the 22 countries, more than 90% of respondents supported equal rights, and over 75% of people in most of the remaining nations agreed.
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