substantially equivalent

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Assurance of coverage "substantially equivalent" to U. C. was downgraded to an "industry standard" in 2008.
2008年時加州大學由保險保障的“本質(zhì)上相同”的標準降級為“工業(yè)標準”。
Instead, it de-regulated GM foods, ruling that they are substantially equivalent to their non-GM counterparts and do not require any special safety testing.
相反，它撤銷了對于轉(zhuǎn)基因食品的限制，裁定轉(zhuǎn)基因食品與它們對應的非轉(zhuǎn)基因食品“實質(zhì)等同”因而不需要任何特殊的安全試驗。
The findings show that GM RR soy is not substantially equivalent to non-GM soy, but differs in its properties, effects on experimental animals, environmental impacts, and in-field performance.
這些研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，抗草甘膦轉(zhuǎn)基因大豆與非轉(zhuǎn)基因大豆不是“實質(zhì)相同”，而是在它們的性質(zhì)上、對于實驗動物的作用上、在環(huán)境影響上，以及農(nóng)田種植實際表現(xiàn)方面有區(qū)別。
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