First and foremost, the punishment is out of all proportion to the alleged crime.
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Residents received shares in proportion to the size of the homes that they vacated.
The effect is vexing in direct proportion to the quality of the afflicted paintings.
But a prosecutor's zeal wanes in direct proportion to the visibility of the target.
In Britain landfills are taxed out of all proportion to the damage they do the environment.
The party will split 67 delegates between the candidates in proportion to the final caucus results.
With no more goods to buy, inflation resulted (in precise proportion to the money supply increase).
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Yes, he has big muscles, and strength tends to vary in proportion to muscle mass.
Yet fox hunting has generated passions out of all proportion to the numbers concerned.
And there's one other big secret to this crust recipe: vodka, in equal proportion to the water.
It was a pleasant place, nice and flat, with everything pretty much in proportion to the neighborhood.
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So far, the price structure looks like an inverse proportion to the content and ease of use.
What Lib Dems really want is a system that would give them seats in proportion to their votes.
Indeed, grouped in traditional ways, businesses tend to create jobs in proportion to their importance in the economy.
As soon as the show starts making money, angels receive recoupment checks in proportion to the amount they contribute.
Every risk you take in life is in direct proportion to the reward.
Additionally, the aging population is increasing in proportion to the overall U.S. population.
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The incidence of cancer is in direct proportion to the amount of meat and meat products in the diet.
The trick, he thinks, is that this downscaling is done in proportion to the existing strength of each synapse.
Previously, the legal cost to the plaintiff was in proportion to the amount claimed, making most suits prohibitively expensive.
As an economic company, we are required to provide the necessary expenditures in reasonable proportion to the possible yield.
The perennial fascination with Joan may seem out of proportion to the facts.
Dependency exemptions seem to take on a role in divorce negotiations that is out of proportion to their economic significance.
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Since 1970, the more higher education has expanded, the more the liberal-arts sector has shrunk in proportion to the whole.
He refused, saying the shareholders had elected him, and he felt the punishment was out of proportion to the offense.
As a result, the odds against security professionals are rising in proportion to the amazing opportunity we have before us.
The reset has, by this point in time, attracted media attention out of all proportion to its observable real-world impact.
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Brain signatures showed their pain was being relieved both times in proportion to how much drug was in their systems.
And Washington has had to grapple with a budget deficit now larger in proportion to its population than even California's.
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She said the bidding processes were "different" and the government response was "in proportion to the requirement for both those bids".
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