not proportionate
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Mr Harrison said the majority of cases were easy to defend, but added it was not proportionate for most people to spend money on legal advice.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025
“There are definitely Black people and people of color running, but it’s not proportionate to our representation. The population demographics don’t match who runs and it’s similar in the representation in brands,” Désir said.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2022
Simon Smith said his embassy has made it clear to South Korea’s national government that the measures in Seoul and Gyeonggi “are not fair, they’re not proportionate, nor are they likely to be effective.”
From Washington Times • Mar. 18, 2021
“The results of the meeting did not meet our expectations... I believe everyone regrets that the result was not proportionate to our efforts.”
From Reuters • Dec. 15, 2019
Neither could any specially developed organ have been so produced if it had been merely useless to him, or if its use were not proportionate to its degree of development.
From Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays by Wallace, Alfred Russel
