'Consistent in' or 'with'

fatimah0786'Consistent in' or 'with'

'with'

However, you sentence should be reworded a little. You don't even need to choose between 'in' and 'with'.

People who talk about human rights should be consistent even if they are speaking against their own.

You need 'consistent with' in sentences like this:

Unfortunately

Thanks a lot. Your reply was very helpful. Could you please tell me when can we use the phrase 'consistent in'?

fatimah0786Thanks a lot. Your reply was very helpful. Could you please tell me when can we use the phrase 'consistent in'?

You can find hundreds of examples on fraze.it. Try it yourself.

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fatimah0786Is this sentence correct, "People who talk about human rights should be consistent in/with it irrespective of whether they are speaking against their own."

Maybe if I'm being slow here, but what do you mean by "speaking against their own"? Their own what? Their own human rights? I'm not sure what such a thing would entail.

By their own I meant their own near and dear ones. I often hear even on t.v such a use of own, for example: The politicians talk a lot against corruption, but when it comes to taking action they refrain from acting against their own(party members),journalist usually trail off after saying own.

Thanks a lot C.J. I read the sentences having 'consistent in' and 'consistent with'{ it said:(sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; "testimony consistent with the known facts"; "I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war"- FDR [source] }. I found this sentence a bit

fatimah0786By their own I meant their own near and dear ones. I often hear even on t.v such a use of own, for example: The politicians talk a lot against corruption, but when it comes to taking action they refrain from acting against their own(party members),journalist usually trail off after saying own.

I think it would be clearer if you put a suitable noun a

fatimah0786Thanks a lot C.J. I read the sentences having 'consistent in' and 'consistent with'{ it said:(sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; "testimony consistent with the known facts"; "I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war"- FDR [source] }

fatimah0786Could you please tell me the difference between 'consistent with' and 'consistent in' ?

See GPY's reply above.

CJ