be commensurate
Example Sentences
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“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
"This stemmed from relatively low salaries across the sector, which were not considered to be commensurate with the responsibilities, and qualification requirements for their roles," it said.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2023
“Our policy should be commensurate with the state of our scientific knowledge,” he told the House energy and power subcommittee in 1989.
From New York Times • Jul. 22, 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
Therefore I say, accept a risk now and then when there is a fairly good prospect of success, and when the reward for it will be commensurate with the danger that was incurred.
From The Complete Golfer by Vardon, Harry
