not proportionate
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The report found that a "fragmented" regulatory system has resulted in a lack of industry-wide safety oversight, which has led to "conservative and costly decisions not proportionate to the actual risk being managed".
From BBC • Nov. 23, 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
But because our morality is not proportionate to the immensity of the universe, it does not follow that we ought to give it up; it is proportionate to our stature and to our restricted destiny.
From Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck by Bithell, Jethro
