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
"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
In minor operations you should be careful that your subordinates understand that risk of serious losses should only be taken where such risk is authoritatively considered to be commensurate with the object in view.
From 1914 by French, John Denton Pinkstone, Earl of Ypres
