in proportion

Example Sentences

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A good framework is to hold non-U.S. stocks in proportion to the world equity market.

From Barron's

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.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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