be consonant with
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It seems to be consonant with the cross-party view that has prevailed for decades now, that we should be strengthening workers’ rights in this country ...
From The Guardian ● Jan. 10, 2019
But the Vatican said last week in a statement that “it may emerge that choices were taken that would not be consonant with a contemporary approach to such issues.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2018
The Vatican said it was aware that such an investigation may produce evidence "that choices were taken that would not be consonant with a contemporary approach to such issues."
From Fox News ● Oct. 6, 2018
The Vatican issued a statement Saturday saying it was aware that such an investigation may produce evidence “that choices were taken that would not be consonant with a contemporary approach to such issues.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2018
Would it be consonant with the "rights of humanity," for, say, a Congregational Unionist to object to a poor tramp stealing his best umbrella on a wet day?
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, November 11, 1893 by Various
