be commensurate
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He acknowledged the target was "really stretching" but said nearly 180,000 children were in temporary accommodation and "any smaller target wouldn't be commensurate with the scale of the challenge".
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
“Federal judges, the courts are taking misconduct seriously and the punishments are going to be commensurate with the seriousness of the conduct.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
“If I recall, there were some accounts that appeared to be commensurate to their job responsibility of helping individuals get their accounts verified,” Mr. Wilson said.
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2022
All measures should be commensurate with the risk, time-limited and applied with respect to travellers' rights, it said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 30, 2021
You will still go there but your treatment will be commensurate with your behaviour.
From Max Carrados by Ernest Bramah
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