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.
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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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