be the equal of somebody

He had not been the equal of that simple task, however.

But their interest was the equal of anyone else's on board.

But she wasn't the equal of the force coming at her today.

These skills almost made him the equal of his brother.

Over all, his season was not the equal of the previous two.

Perhaps not quite the equal of my wife, but she was most definitely better than any other woman I've met!

Now he knew that she was at least the equal of her sister.

The pain in his eyes was the equal of any she had ever seen there.

At the very least he was equal of every player.

She would be in all things the equal of a man.

West Ham once again equalled their highest ever league finish of 6th.

This number nearly equals Spokane's 2010 Census population of 208,000.

Their level of violence rarely equaled that of the Japanese promotions.

The bounty of the food nearly equaled that of the gifts.

The women's soccer program has enjoyed success equalling that of the men's program.

But this year equalled seven years or more of halfling time!

The fare of each dog almost equalled that of a human passenger.

Her popularity now almost equalled that of her husband.

Iraq said it would cut oil production on the condition that its total output equaled that of Iran.

They see us talking as equals, in the language of the Engineers.