Sentence examples for a proportionate action from inspiring English sources

Several senior Russian officials said publicly that Russia would respond with a proportionate action.

"Smoking is the riskiest thing you can do - we want to enable people to cut down and quit - we don't think a ban is a proportionate action".

The government told El Pais that the police response deserved praise, saying "It was a prudent and proportionate action and we congratulate police forces for preventing a sabotage of the rule of law that was intended against Congress".

"France is determined to punish the use of chemical weapons by Bashar al-Assad's regime and to dissuade him from repeating this by a firm and proportionate action," Ayrault said.

The government could and should introduce health as a material consideration in planning and licensing to allow proportionate action to develop healthier communities, homes and workplaces.

These will allow us to take proportionate action more quickly against the few who let the sector down.

This would allow the parties to take "proportionate action" to ensure the representation of historically under-represented groups.

Till now the UK government has been largely consistent in acknowledging Israel's right to take "proportionate action to defend itself" within the confines of international humanitarian law.

"Miss Macpherson is confident in the ability and the determination of the DPP, the police and information commissioner to ensure that appropriate and proportionate action is taken to prevent any further abuse".

"However, where immediate action is felt necessary, we will take proportionate action".

Mr Lidington also said there needed to be prompt, fair and proportionate action by the Russian judicial system.