We are quickly approaching parity between awards ceremonies and things to be awarded.

The Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, experts say, is one of the few banks in this country approaching parity with its global competitors.

In turn, we provide Pakistan with economic and military assistance, although never, of course, enough military assistance to even approach military parity with India.

And with the rate that agribusiness is gobbling up small holdings, the equation might actually be approaching parity.

The ratio of estate agents to actual houses in the area was rapidly approaching parity.

"We've almost approached parity," said Tony Blankley, the spokesman for Mr. Gingrich.

While Williamsburg's change of heart may be slightly less dramatic, it is nevertheless happening as the baby-to-hipster ratio threatens to approach parity.

But if you think feature sets even approach parity, you haven't looked beyond the front screens of either!

So we are approaching parity here too.

Finance - The euro approaches parity with the United States dollar.