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.
  • For most taxpayers, the cost of compliance would far exceed the amount of the tax.
    Hank Adler, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2020
  • But compliance among the crowd outside was less strict.
    Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 3 May 2021
  • Reports on uses of funds are meant to ensure compliance with the law.
    Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Apr. 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
  • Last year, the jail was declared out of compliance with state jail standards.
    Scott Huddleston, ExpressNews.com, 10 Sep. 2020
  • Um, all of the stretch from Akron to Lake Erie is in compliance.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The focus, up until the meeting, was on the restaurants and bars who were out of compliance.
    Giana Han, al, 27 Aug. 2020
  • The best an author of violence can hope for is compliance.
    David Roberts, Vox, 3 July 2018
  • 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
  • On the other side is the question of what Iran's return to compliance would look like.
    Fox News, 7 May 2021
  • Both firms have signaled their compliance with the high court's ruling.
    Caitlin Conant, CBS News, 9 July 2020
  • This is largely due to the fact that sports are centered around discipline and compliance.
    Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 30 May 2023
  • The process has been thorough and in full compliance with all legal requirements.
    Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Indians are bearing the health cost of this non-compliance.
    Kuwar Singh, Quartz India, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Keeping abreast of the latest guidelines to ensure compliance is no small feat.
    Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, 31 Aug. 2020
  • 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
  • It had been postponed due to lack of compliance of face masks and social distancing.
    Kayla Rivas, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2020
  • This event was held in compliance with local health and safety guidelines.
    Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Jail operations, those guys have lived it on the worse end of being in compliance.
    David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 29 Nov. 2019
  • Police warned that non-compliance would lead to arrest.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 1 July 2018
  • That will help to ensure compliance over time with the court's equality standards, the team wrote.
    Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2021
  • There is no reason all our employees should not be in compliance.
    Christopher Keating, courant.com, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Some job seekers could be turned off by overly broad salary bands even if companies are in compliance with the law.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Talks to get both sides to return to compliance began in Vienna over a year ago.
    Nasser Karimi, ajc, 10 May 2022
  • All of the youths helping with the compliance checks were under 18 years old.
    Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2023
  • That doesn’t mean compliance will be easy for everyone.
    Lila MacLellan, Quartz, 11 Sep. 2021
  • State lawmakers then lifted the ban on state compliance.
    Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Dec. 2019
  • To ensure compliance with building codes, these fail-safes are meant to avert crises later on.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2022

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