How to Use compliance in a Sentence

compliance

noun
  • There has been a low rate of compliance with the new law.
  • She was rewarded for her compliance.
  • Robb said in the last few decades, housing inspectors have shifted from a focus on public health to one on code compliance, which often hurts residents.
    Talis Shelbourne, Journal Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Countries participating in the Egypt climate talks have pledged to cut their greenhouse gas emissions in compliance with those goals.
    Dharna Noor, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The joint review between the league and union over the level of compliance with the protocols in Tagovailoa’s case is ongoing.
    Mark Maske, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Oct. 2022
  • But opponents of the map contend there is a way to stay in compliance with the Voting Rights Act with less severe overhauls to districts.
    Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The law takes effect in July for new lighting and requires existing lighting to be in compliance by 2026.
    Richard Morgan, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Cullenward of CarbonPlan believes strict compliance with protocols can still be flawed.
    Taylor Moore, Time, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The man was in compliance, and he was left in his tent.
    Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Um, all of the stretch from Akron to Lake Erie is in compliance.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Schools are required by the state to be in full compliance by Oct.15.
    Fox News, 1 Oct. 2021
  • For most taxpayers, the cost of compliance would far exceed the amount of the tax.
    Hank Adler, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2020
  • All of the youths helping with the compliance checks were under 18 years old.
    Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2023
  • The Corps said the process is necessary to ensure compliance with the law.
    Seth Freed Wessler, ProPublica, 9 Aug. 2024
  • On the other side is the question of what Iran's return to compliance would look like.
    Fox News, 7 May 2021
  • But compliance among the crowd outside was less strict.
    Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 3 May 2021
  • Those who weren't able to use up their supply have been told to work with the city on a compliance schedule.
    Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2018
  • The focus, up until the meeting, was on the restaurants and bars who were out of compliance.
    Giana Han, al, 27 Aug. 2020
  • The state only approved San Jose’s plan on Jan. 30, leaving the city out of compliance for a year.
    Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Last year, the jail was declared out of compliance with state jail standards.
    Scott Huddleston, ExpressNews.com, 10 Sep. 2020
  • Zucker and his team wanted to check in on the camps’ compliance and to field questions and concerns.
    Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Reports on uses of funds are meant to ensure compliance with the law.
    Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Apr. 2021
  • But despite being in compliance, the stores will be unable to serve beer or wine for 30 days.
    Kathy Stephenson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Nov. 2020
  • That will help to ensure compliance over time with the court's equality standards, the team wrote.
    Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2021
  • But compliance isn’t easy for a nonprofit with limited staff and many guests who need to be fed and housed for the night.
    Michael K. McIntyre, cleveland, 19 Jan. 2020
  • Both firms have signaled their compliance with the high court's ruling.
    Caitlin Conant, CBS News, 9 July 2020
  • Would that raise any red flags with Title IX compliance?
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The best an author of violence can hope for is compliance.
    David Roberts, Vox, 3 July 2018
  • Judging any military’s compliance with laws of armed conflict must be based on these measures, not on the results of a strike or an operation after the fact.
    John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
  • The federal agency said that the package of financial penalty and required reforms are designed to improve Ford’s compliance with the law.
    Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024

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