be in keeping

The harsh punishment of Mangione might be in keeping with his chest-thumping on crime, but it’s also bad politics.

He did this against the advice of the government, which pointed out that as chairman he would be required to account to parliament about the trust's operations - something that would not be in keeping with his status as a constitutional monarch.

Maybe voters thought prisoners should be made to work as part of their punishment, which would be in keeping with the broader “tough on crime” tilt of this year’s electorate.

It would also be in keeping with the modern GOP, which over the past decade has been transformed into a vehicle for Trump and his personal brand of right-wing authoritarianism.

That result would be in keeping with the tear Nashville has been on for the last two years or so.