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Supporters of the legislation argue that the changes will more clearly define crimes and offer more proportional penalties for offenders.

From Washington Times • Jan. 4, 2023

In a European-style system, by contrast, a 4-point shift to the right or left might change only one party in the country’s governing coalition, prompting a slighter policy change more proportional to the electorate’s mood.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2022

But the way they would be elected was left an open question, with a debate in the party over whether it should endorse a more proportional system.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2022

But at this particular moment—as the economy collapsed and countries across the world declare states of emergency—opera’s once-outsized emotionality feels suddenly a little more proportional, fitting for the intensity of these troubled times.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2020

People who shrink from "feminism" in its more intense and accentuated forms, will find here a more proportional treatment, enlightening and persuasive.

From The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins