put in proportion

"I think that Britain gains from keeping it strong and world class, but at the same time, you need to put in proportion what it is you can and cannot get from intelligence."

Ms Faehrmann argues that the debate about pill testing must be "put in proportion" to deaths from legal drugs like alcohol and tobacco.

The CDC does not have specific numbers on adult deaths but relies on centers throughout the country that provides nationally representative samples of flu deaths and put in proportion with the total number of deaths around the country.

Should the Congress duly unveil it then at their Virginia premises, ending decades of feverish speculation as to just how bad it can possibly be, a Margaret-style redemption seems unlikely to ensue – though Tulip Fever’s problems will at least be put in proportion.