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
Someone’s need to know classified information was supposed to be commensurate with their degree of access to it, recalled several former senior intelligence officials.
From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023
All measures should be commensurate with the risk, time-limited and applied with respect to travellers' rights, it said.
From Reuters • Nov. 30, 2021
The direction of its growth was determined by the fundamental doctrine of Solon, that political power ought to be commensurate with public service.
From The History of Freedom by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron
