Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not level; uneven.
- To make not level or uneven.
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- adjective Not
level .
Etymologies
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Examples
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E also will "unlevel" the playing field in Guam's already competitive telecom market, according to GTA, which plans to raise its questions to federal regulatory agencies that deal with telecom.
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E also will "unlevel" the playing field in Guam's already competitive telecom market, according to GTA, which plans to raise its questions to federal regulatory agencies that deal with telecom.
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“Forcing free market plans to compete with these government-run programs would create an unlevel playing field and inevitably doom true competition.”
Wonk Room » Good Policy Vs. Bipartisanship In Health Care Reform 2009
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While I admit it is ironic that Ms. Jackson is talking about leveling the playing field when she serves an administration determined to create an unlevel playing field when it comes to power generation, she is right that coal and all power sources should abide by the same air and water quality standards.
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John Dugan, the U.S. comptroller of the currency, whose office regulates national banks, said the changes could "create an unlevel playing field" that would unfairly impose requirements on banks that wouldn't have to be met by financial institutions that aren't federally insured banks but also participate in the market for asset-backed securities.
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They see the unlevel playing field created and sustained by a federal safety net that looks a lot like a hammock for the filthy rich.
Dennis M. Kelleher: More Unconscionable Wall Street Whining Dennis M. Kelleher 2012
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There are fears the commission's Welfare of Laying Hens Directive, which has taken a decade to draw up, will create an "unlevel playing field" that penalises British producers.
UK egg farmers in crisis talks with European Commission 2011
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The unlevel playing field on regulatory reform, leading to higher capital requirements for the Swiss firms, will lower their returns on equity and compress valuations.
Swiss Banks Weigh Risk Katharina Bart 2011
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Using government to protect profits isnt ‘free markets’ what 41 of these CEOs realize is that by buying government to protect profits makes an unlevel playing field.
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They see the unlevel playing field created and sustained by a federal safety net that looks a lot like a hammock for the filthy rich.
Dennis M. Kelleher: More Unconscionable Wall Street Whining Dennis M. Kelleher 2012
yarb commented on the word unlevel
Scrub and unlevel rubble occupy
where the hall stood.
- Peter Reading, Brabyns Park, from For the Municipality's Elderly, 1974
June 22, 2008