China is 70% crappy bullsh*t! Don't trade with them! I know what I am talking about.
You should say "Do you agree that USA is now in par with China and Russia in disrespecting artists' copyrights?" Of course! What do you think? America is second to nobody, whether good stuffs or bad stuffs.
Par is taken as an average. Blow par means less than average, or not so good.
Yield usually refers to yield to maturity. If a bond is trading at par it usually means the yield to maturity is equal to the coupon.
You make a good point, it is a strange one. But in this context par is meant to mean, the average, of the usual quality etc, so below par essentially means sub standard, and has nothing to do with golf.
Two over par
They are trading at par right now, but the Looney is expected to rise even further.
European slave trading became a major issue in the English colonies. In the western par of Europe slave trade started diminishing gradually.
King par in Flushing, MI
good great really good above par
One is not very good at mothering.
No, par is par.
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