No other domestic union, however denominated, may be recognized as a marriage or given the same or substantially equivalent legal effect.

The special committee's financial advisers concluded that the two offers were "substantially equivalent" from a purely financial perspective.

The Congressional letter insists, however, that the employee be transferred to a "substantially equivalent position."

Even religious schools are required to provide substantially equivalent instruction on citizenship and be monitored in the process by state education departments.

They were found substantially equivalent to similar accredited programs in the U.S.

A class 2 device is required to be "substantially equivalent" to existing devices.

Determine the additional education, evaluation and experience requirements for members of reviewed accounting bodies not deemed substantially equivalent.

Department of Architecture is substantially equivalent to the programs in the United States.

Have a combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from high school.

To do that, the law must be "substantially equivalent" to the federal fair housing laws, Ms. Smith said.