in proportion
Example Sentences
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Perhaps the most eloquent is the naturalist and essayist Henry David Thoreau, who wrote “man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can do without.”
The tech giant has also increased its investment in AI security in proportion with its investment in AI, Mr Pichai added.
From BBC
"It's around three euros for a normal person, if you put in proportion to Bezos's wealth," Lorenzo from Extinction Rebellion said.
From BBC
In the rare encounters he has with other humans, he enjoys quoting favorite passages from it, such as: “A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.”
From Los Angeles Times
He also has a blue check mark, which once signified authenticity on Twitter but now signifies that an X account pays a few bucks a month and is eligible to receive revenue from Elon Musk in proportion to how many people see its posts.
From Slate
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
