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
"I do not want to give you today the level of investment, but it will be commensurate to what the U.S. wants to put in," European Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton told journalists.
From Reuters • Jan. 28, 2022
“Why didn’t we use the time that P.P.P. bought us to design the kind of program that would be commensurate with the national challenge that we’re facing?”
From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2020
I think this is impossible; but the concentration and strain upon my attention would be so great that I doubt if the pleasure derived would be commensurate to the effort.
From The World I Live In by Keller, Helen
