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

“Our policy should be commensurate with the state of our scientific knowledge,” he told the House energy and power subcommittee in 1989.

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2022

And again, "the great object of education," says Emerson, "should be commensurate with the objects of life."

From Colleges in America by Barker, John Marshall