How to Use "tantamount" with Example Sentences

1. Therefore , opponents argue , allowing people to sport these plates is tantamount to allowing the tea-partiers to advertise on state property .

2. Dropping the commitment would be tantamount to a tightening of monetary policy as bond yields rise in anticipation of short-term rate hikes .

3. He said the presence of chinese fishery patrol boats in the area was tantamount to a " declaration of war " against japan .

4. Not long after the deal collapsed , four executives from rio tinto one involved in the fraught process of negotiating iron ore prices were arrested , initially on charges tantamount to spying .