proportionality
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"While respecting Canada's sovereign right to enforce its immigration laws, Ghana considers that reliance on unproven charges in the absence of a judicial determination raises fundamental questions of fairness and proportionality," said the statement.
From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026
However, it added that officials want to check the proportionality of the support and its effect on competition in the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Pointing to the issue of former Welsh Reform leader Nathan Gill being jailed for accepting Kremlin bribes, he added: "It's not about whataboutery, I think it's about proportionality."
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
They argued that “easier and faster isn’t always better,” and that such “superficial proportionality review” is inappropriate when constitutional rights are at stake.
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2025
This inverse proportionality between apparent size and distance is the basis of perspective in art and photography.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing proportionality
Ratios and Proportional Relationships
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