Sentence examples for a proportionate way from inspiring English sources

Spot checks by customs officials are not illegal, providing they are carried out in a proportionate way.

"But that must be done in a proportionate way that gets the balance between security and liberty right," he said.

Let me be clear, this is not about being 'soft' on crime, but about ensuring that justice is done in a proportionate way.

And again, the governor reiterates that there's a considerable toolkit to hand, we've used a proportion of it in a proportionate way.

Mark Flanagan, the managing director of Chrysalis, which owns LBC, said the company had already dealt with the issue in a proportionate way.

We need the Met to continue to police protest in a proportionate way and not to escalate its use of force.

If the case is then made that the only way to respond in a legal, proportionate way is a military strike, then he would vote for that too.

In an interview with the Guardian, Carney said: The right way to protect against the boom and bust cycles is to act early in a graduated, proportionate way, and that reduces the probability of having to act in a bigger way later.

Rabe's work is a challenge to what he calls the "clockwork universe, clockwork play," in which "certain motions delivered certain consequences in a predictable proportionate way".

One committee source said: "It is critical of the approach the Home Office initially took and recommends more caution and a more proportionate way forward.

Foreign Secretary William Hague said talks at the UN would continue "over the coming days" but he insisted the international community still had a responsibility to act in a "legal and proportionate" way if an agreement could not be reached.