Two-tier

"Two-tier" in a Sentence (8 examples)

Why is Trump a free man while others sit in jail awaiting trial for marijuana charges? Because America has a two-tier justice system benefiting people like Trump.

Long before the final design for the Borders Railway was adopted and then implemented, CBR had argued that the 35-mile route - comprising 30 miles of new line extending southwards from Newcraighall - should be designed with a two-tier service in mind. This would comprise stopping services running as far as Gorebridge (12 miles south of Edinburgh), and faster limited-stop services covering the whole line to Tweedbank.

We have a two-tier system of Justice in the United States that cannot be allowed to continue.

the two-tier regime

a two-tier accounting structure

two-tier policing

two-tier Keir (nickname for prime minister Keir Starmer)

2025, 28 March, Paul Seddon, Minister threatens to override sentencing rules (BBC News) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz0303vkg7ko Under the rules, which have prompted a "two-tier" justice row, judges will be expected to consider the lives of offenders from ethnic minority and other backgrounds before deciding on punishment.

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