more proportional

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The Scottish Parliament has a more proportional electoral system than the U.K.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2024

Supporters of the legislation argue that the changes will more clearly define crimes and offer more proportional penalties for offenders.

From Washington Times • Jan. 4, 2023

Green parties tend to do better in countries with more proportional systems, as used by the European Union for its parliamentary elections.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2021

But at this particular moment—as the economy collapsed and countries across the world declare states of emergency—opera’s once-outsized emotionality feels suddenly a little more proportional, fitting for the intensity of these troubled times.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2020

We remember some old philosopher who once complained that a flea had a good deal more proportional force than, from his size, he was entitled to.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various