in proportion

Example Sentences

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Punishment is the way society enforces its norms, but it should be in proportion to the offense.

From New York Times

Jean-Marc Bonedeau, head of Planfor nursery, told Reuters over the phone that he has seen a drop of "classic" forest varieties in orders, not in volume but in proportion:

From Reuters

And if you look at the figures in proportion to a country's overall population, the UK has provided refuge to 121 people per 100,000.

From BBC

IMF member countries will receive SDRs -- the fund’s unit of exchange backed by dollars, euros, yen, sterling and yuan -- in proportion with their existing quota shareholdings in the fund.

From Reuters

Now, the effects of waning immunity may be beginning to show in Israelis vaccinated in early winter; a preprint published last month by scientists at MHS found that protection from COVID-19 infection during June and July dropped in proportion to the length of time since an individual was vaccinated.

From Science Magazine