It would be tantamount to saying, Every man, according to our ideas of of justice, ought to be paid according to the value of his work, and the value of his work, according to our ideas of justice, ought to be measured by the time-the socially necessary time-it occupied.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
She meant to agree, and though she quite realized that general opinion would have regarded this as tantamount to placing herself in the man's power, that did not trouble her.
"A Prairie Courtship"
Harold Bindloss
He wished to receive Kossuth at his house, which would have been tantamount to admitting to a hostile attitude towards Austria and Russia, who were nominally our friends.
"Lady-John-Russell"
MacCarthy, Desmond