not proportionate
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Dame Priti Patel told the Covid inquiry the penalty - introduced ahead of the August bank holiday in 2020 - was not proportionate.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2023
“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 His effects are not proportionate to Him, since He is infinite and His effects are finite; and between the finite and infinite there is no proportion.
From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Aquinas Thomas
