Which should you use, as, equally, or equally as? As is used to express an equality. Equally is used alone when there is no expressed comparison within the sentence.
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Recent evidence has shown that men and women are equally as competent.
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Recent evidence has shown that men and women are equally competent.
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As is used alone when there is an expressed comparison within the sentence.
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The less talkative female CEO was judged to be equally as competent as the vocal male CEO.
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The less talkative female CEO was judged to be as competent as the vocal male CEO.
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