on a par with vs on par with

Both 'on a par with' and 'on par with' are correct phrases, but 'on a par with' is more commonly used in English. They both mean to be equal to or comparable with something or someone.

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on a par with

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that something or someone is equal to or comparable with another thing or person.

Examples:

Her performance is on a par with the best in the industry.
The quality of this product is on a par with the leading brands.
His skills are on a par with those of a professional athlete.

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It's on a par with murder.
GDP per capita in real terms is considered to be on a par with Japan and Hong Kong.
Maybe something on a par with your enthusiasm for the dipping sauce.
I really do think that migration deserves to be a priority on the EU agenda, on a par with climate change and energy.
It also serves as a basis for the implementation of positive measures on a par with other key provisions in the Agreement.
This means island territories will be dealt with on a par with regions which do not need special structural aid.
Incineration cannot be viewed as a waste management option on a par with recycling and reuse; this will just attract further investment into incinerators and directly undermine the waste hierarchy.
In any case, I should like to give our Romanian and Bulgarian colleagues my best wishes and hope that from 1 January 2007 they can be sitting on a par with us here in Parliament.
It is on a par with Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Including sound agricultural and forestry practice would put it on a par with specifically authorised installations.
But nothing on a par with you, Hayden.
Britain's 1.3 million agency workers will now have rights on a par with those of their permanent colleagues.
It is high time that the EU had an institute which was on a par with, for example, MIT in Boston.
You are a great company on a par with all theater companies around the world.
There's pressure from an increasing number of Faith schools of other religions to put scientific fact on a par with primitive creation myths.
Thus, I have decided that my niece's dowry shall be on a par with your generosity.
I therefore support the call for a legal basis that will put our powers on a par with those of the very important international sports organisations.
From that point of view I believe that we should not sell ourselves short here by putting EMAS on a par with ISO.
It is logical therefore that the United States cannot be treated on a par with an EU Member State.
Maternity leave is not really a familiar concept and, for example, in Parliament it is put on a par with absence through sickness.

Alternatives:

equal to
comparable to
in line with
on the same level as
equivalent to

on par with

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase has the same meaning as 'on a par with', indicating equality or comparability with something or someone.